ALLINGHAM, MARGERY. — The Oaken Heart.

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1941. 1st edition. "In 1941 she published The Oaken Heart, based on letters written to American friends and shaped into a book at the suggestion of Doubleday, her American publisher. Under a light disguise of fiction, it records the life of D'Arcy House and its neighbourhood as they adapted to war and the threat of invasion. The book was intended to stir America into joining the Allies in the fight against Germany."(MargeryAllinghamorg). Pp.276, owner's name to front free endpaperlight spotting to endpapers and pages slightly toned. Red cloth, dustwrapper has edge tears with small losses but is now in a removable clear protective wrap. G+/G+.