Allen, Hervey — Action at Aquila

New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition exemplar of an important work of literary fiction about the American Civil War. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, though toned a bit at endpapers front and rear, minimal rubbing to extremities, bound in blue cloth over boards. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn panels but chipped at front panel top, light wear to rear panel top edge, protected by a plastic coat. Stated First edition, a fine and engrossing novel of the Civil War that is set along the borders of and between the states of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. 369 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,