The Possessed

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1933. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); yellow cloth, with titles stamped in red on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; [6], 314pp. Faint damp mark to lower half of spine and lower edges of front and rear covers, touch of dustiness to upper board edges and right edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), dusty, with corresponding faint damp mark; Very Good+. The author's second novel, "the story of Christine Kent, whose life was almost ruined by her mother's intense and possessive love; of Christine's disastrous first marriage, really nothing but an ill-starred effort to escape from her mother's tyranny; and of Christine's final escape from the bond which choked her efforts to find happiness and independence" (from front flap). OCLC finds 6 locations in the U.S.