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London: Hammond, Hammond, & Company, 1949. 200 by 135 mm (7¾ by 5¼ inches). Original cloth boards; 254, [2] pp. With unclipped dust jacket. Inscribed to Wolf’s American literary agent: “To Felix Guggenheim. The friend and mentor who understands the worst and advises the best! I[n] friendship, respect, love and…. is there more? Victoria Wolf. January 1959.”

Very good with light discoloration to margin of inscription.

Victoria Wolf (1903–1992) was a German born American writer and screenwriter. This book is the love story of a couple who met on the ship from Europe to the United States. She was a doctor who performed brain surgery on her husband. Although the surgery was a success, her husband’s personality changed and now she feels as if she married a different man.

Provenance: Collection of Felix Guggenheim (1904–1976)

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