Doubleday & Co.
, 1965, First Edition, 8vo.
, 186 pages.
Book bound in a three quarter green leather.
Five bands on spine, with title and author name in gilt on spine, top edge gilt.
Spine has faded to a uniform brown, else very good+ condition.
Book from the library of Margaret Kelly Hughes (known as Mardi), wife of John Chambers Hughes the U.
S.
Permanent Representative to NATO 1953-1955.
Margaret Hughes lived in France during WWII & volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux.
She was decorated 3 times by the French Government for her service to the country & wrote "Les Lauriers Sont Coupes" about her experiences during the war.
Book is inscribed to Mardi Hughes and signed by author on front endgage.
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall