first edition Hardcover
1932 · New York
by WILSON, Margaret
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in an attractive, near fine silver foil dustwrapper that has a little rubbing and light wear, but is much nicer than usually encountered. Novel about the 48 hours in the life of a prison warden and his wife leading up to the execution of a prisoner. Iowa-born Wilson married an Englishman who had previously been the Governor (or warden) of Dartmoor Prison. Her first novel, *The Able McLaughlins* won both the Harper Prize in 1923 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1924. Scarce.
(Inventory #: 70617)