Simonson, Helen — The Summer Before the War

New York, Random House, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked, though two endpapers are diagonally creased. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond slight waffling front and rear. 479 pp. including Acknowledgments. Stated First Edition, with "1" in number line present. A fine novel set in Edwardian England of 1914, just as England readies itself to join W.W.I.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,