1st Edition. Inscription in ink to the ffep signed 'from the author' dated Nov1922 on the occasion of the wedding of Joan Cavendish Bentinck. The author describes herself as a 'non-wedding friend'. Cream cloth boards with red lettering to the front and spine. Red top stain. Tanning to the end papers. Map to the rear. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping along the top and bottom edges. Now in a removable protective clear sleeve. No further inscriptions, 348pp. Clean and bright pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request)