39th printing of the 1921 first. 256pp. Red cloth boards (rubbed, marked, faded, rounded at corners and frayed at spine ends). Ex lending library, markings on front endpaper only. Mild toning to page edges.. In a complete period dust jacket (rubbed and chipped at edges, frayed with minor loss at head of spine, scuffed). Hard to find title from this prolific romance writer. Pseudonym of Marguerite Florence Helene Jervis Evans (1894-1964), a prolific & popular writer of the early 20th century, Countess Barcynska was a mystery figure who eschewed the limelight and created true-to-life, multi-dimensional heroines who sacrificed everything. She also wrote as Oliver Sandys. 0
