Published by William Heinemann, London, 1925
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First English edition. Tiny owner's stamp, slight wear at the crown, very good or better lacking the dustwrapper. Warmly Inscribed by the author. A play based on a biblical incident. Ashton was an actress who, after her health failed, alternated between novels, plays, and screenplays (including *Anna Karenina*, *Fire Over England* and many others). For several decades she was adjudged one of the best serious writers among English women.