R. H. Mottram — The English Miss

London, Chatto & Windus, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming novel from English writer Ralph Hale Mottram. First edition. A novel dealing justly with the notion of girlhood in times of war, exploring the movement and intensity of this unprecedented time. Written by Ralph Hale Mottram, an English writer well known as a novelist, in particular for his "Spanish Farm trilogy", and as a poet of the First World War. With the publisher's booklet entitled: Books by R. H. Mottram. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.