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Description: Title: Casa Manana
Author: Elizabeth Morrow
Publisher: Spiral Press (Croton Falls, New York)
Printing Year: 1932 Author-Inscribed Limited Edition

Condition/Details: Bound in black cloth with bright gilt embossing, this antique volume is a scarce autographed copy of this work on Cuernavaca, Mexico by Elizabeth Cutter Morrow. Morrow, born Elizabeth Reeve Cutter (1873 - January 24, 1955), was an American poet in the early 20th century, who became the first female head of Smith College, acting as college president from 1939 to 1940 (though she was never officially granted the title). She was the wife of U.S. Senator Dwight Morrow, who was Ambassador to Mexico from 1927 to 1930. Morrow was the mother of four children, including Anne Morrow Lindbergh, distinguished American author and wife of aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh.

This is one of 300 copies. The work is illustrated by William Spratling (September 22, 1900 - August 7, 1967), an American-born silversmith and artist, best known for his influence on 20th century Mexican silver design. The author's inscription appears on a preliminary page and reads: "For Edward G.(?) Lowry / with warm regard / Elizabeth Morrow / A happy chapter to read." The volume shows light external age/wear, and is solidly bound with clean pages and pictorial endpapers. This unpaginated book measures approximately 8 1/4" x 11 1/4". Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50