Hedylus

Doolittle, Hilda (H. D.). Hedylus. Boston and New York: Oxford and Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928. First edition. 8vo. 185 pages. Cloth wrapped pictorial gold, blue and black checkered boards, black cloth spine. One of 775 copies. Some small scuffing to boards, bumping to crown and bottom of spine, minor sunning to spine. Minor age wear to tips of pages, but book is in good condition. g. Hardcover.

Hilda Doolittle (September 10, 1886, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States – September 27, 1961, Zürich, Switzerland), prominently known only by her initials H.D., was an American poet, novelist and memoirist. She is best known for her association with the key early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets, although her later writing represents a move away from the Imagist model and towards a distinctly feminine version of modernist poetry and prose. (18048) $45