GILBERT, EDWIN — Damion's Daughter

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some begining edge wear and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of semi-closed edge tears, small nicks and some beginning chipping and edge wear. "Edwin Gilbert (July 15, 1907 – August 24, 1976) was a novelist and playwright/scriptwriter who authored popular novels, including Native Stone in 1956. Gilbert was born in Mannheim, Germany in 1907 and moved to Detroit in the United States as a child. He studied architecture at the University of Michigan, but went into play writing after winning a prize for a one-act play. Moving to New York City, he wrote plays, as well as some magazine work. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Forces, for which he wrote documentary films. After the war, he published a number of novels, including best sellers Native Stone (1956) and Silver Spoon (1957). " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .