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Dido, Queen of Hearts

Gertrude Atherton

First published 1929
Publisher Horace Liveright
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Pages 384
Price $2.50

According to a Goodreads review, this historical novel presents a visit from the god Mercury as genuine.

  • 1st US edition, simultaneous or nearly so. Published October or November
  • Edition listed in "Books Received", Chi. Tribune 1929-11-02 p14 (no price). Title listed at $2.50 in retailer advertisement "Books for Christmas", Bos. Globe -11-24 pA9. Edition advertised as "Just Published", The Bookman December pXVIII.
  • "Second Large Printing" advertised in NY Herald Tribune -12-01 pK31.


Those are the earliest notice found 2019-09-05 in automated search (dido "gertrude atherton") of 1923 US newspapers.

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Dido, Queen of Hearts 1929 Chapman & Hall Hardcover Novel vii+272