A Case of Conscience and Other Tales.

First edition, first impression. From the publisher's archive, with their ink stamp to the front panel of the dust jacket and front free endpaper. Armstrong (1882-1974) was associate literary editor of the Spectator from 1922 to 1924. "Armstrong's novels, his most substantial artistic accomplishment, were written in the Edwardian tradition of John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett and are characterized by carefully drawn portraits of figures from the upper-middle-class society into which he was born. The characters often reflect the class values that he himself averred, especially his respect for justice and tradition, his love of the countryside, and his concern for social harmony in relationships between the sexes. At the same time, however, his novels frequently assault the class values which he deplored, particularly snobbery, materialism, and indifference" (ODNB). Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine in dark blue. With dust jacket. In the dust jacket with a faded spine. A very good copy.…