The Pursuit of Love

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good dj. 1946 (c.1945). First American Edition Third Printing. Hardcover. [nice clean book with minimal shelfwear; jacket shows a bit of insect-nibbling along the right edge of the front panel and in a small area near the top right corner of the front panel, with some additional minor wear along the top edge]. Mitford's fifth novel, a romantic comedy (with tragic overtones), peopled with thinly-disguised characters based in her friends and family. It was her first real success as a writer -- a huge best-seller in England, and also the first of her books to be published in America -- and really established her on the literary scene. She wrote two sequels: "Love in a Cold Climate" (1949) and "Don't Tell Alfred" (1960). A BBC-Amazon TV adaptation, directed by Emily Mortimer and starring Lily James, is reportedly in the works in late 2020 (after some covid-related delays); two previous British TV versions (1980 and 2001) both used the "Love in a Cold Climate" title, but were actually based on both that book and this one. PLEASE NOTE that this is the THIRD PRINTING of the American edition. . (Inventory #: 26146)