VG 1st edition. Printed & bound by Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd. Slight toning to leaves, light bleaching of spine and head of flaps, mild shelf/storage wear. Owner's name inside. 12 monochrome illustrations.

Literary self-portrait containing autobiography and diary selections of the sculptor Lady Kathleen Scott, Baroness Kennet, with illustrations of work, including reflections on her early artistic training in Paris under Auguste Rodin, her place within the intellectual and social circles of Edwardian England,  challenges she faced as a female sculptor in a male-dominated field, and her experiences during both World Wars. The autobiography provides intimate insights into her marriages to two remarkable men: the Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott and the politician Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet.

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