{"title":"Modern Literature | Catalogue","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the Modern Literature Catalogue to discover first editions, association copies, inscribed copies \u0026amp; more. Download the PDF and contact specialist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shapero.com\/pages\/hannah-lessiter\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHannah Lessiter\u003c\/a\u003e for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/Modern_Literature_2026_b78f11ed-da90-4a75-a903-691745f06321.pdf?v=1780663963\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownload the PDF here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"edith-sitwell-mother-other-poems-1915-first-edition-inscribed-108055","title":"The Mother and Other Poems.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003epresentation copy of the author's first book\u003c\/h4\u003eFirst edition of the author's first book. 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