First edition, first impression. 420pp, pluspublisher's catalogue bound in at rear. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on the spine. 8vo. Cloth is gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, unevenly faded, ridged spine sunned. Upper text block edge dust dulled. Light toning on free endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight.
As he falls in love for the first time, the hero finds both his life and his hopes threatened by the coming of the first world war.
