First edition thus (preceded by the 1941 hardcover release among others) of a very good hardcover with wear to the extremities and pages toned, in a very good dustjacket with wear to the extremities and some small closed tears, and some dampstaining to the bottom of the spine. The story of an American-run hospital in China during the Japanese Invasion. The basis for the 1945 film of the same name starring Randolph Scott, Ruth Warrick and Ellen Drew.