First USA edition, first printing. 300pp, black and white plate frontispiece and further plate and in-text illustrations. Purple publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine, blind embossed motif on upper panel. 8vo. Cloth a little worn and marked, somewhat rubbed and rounded on corners and spine ends. Text block edges toned. Faint and occasional spotting on first and last few leaves, small bookseller's ticket on front paste down else internally neat, clean and tight.
Lillie (or Lily) Langtry, the Jersey Lily (1853-1929), was an English socialite, actress and stage producer, one of the most glamorous women of her era and subject to widespread media interest and public gossip, she was also rumoured to be the mistress of the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII). She records her relationships with others too in this, her autobiography, but some have suggested that she was not always accurate in her recollections.
