Peace Breaks Out

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19cm); beige cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in green on spine and front cover; green topstain; fore-edge untrimmed; 370pp. Previous owner's name pencilled on front endpaper with very light shelfwear, bright and clean topstain; Near Fine. Dustwrapper unclipped (priced $2.50 net), lightly spine-faded, with wear to spine ends and edges, 1.5" chip to rear spine fold, and light tanning to verso; Very Good. Thirkell's fifteeneth novel in her Barsetshire Chronicles series, focusing on English society after the war. [83677].