Blue Tapestry

London: Hollis & Carter, 1948. First ed. Octavo in dark blue cloth; 293 pages plates, portraits; 22 cm. Minor wear. Ex-lib, with stamps of British Information Services to title page; spine call letters mostly removed. Lacking jacket. Binding tights; leaves clean, Overall good(+) to very good(-) thus. A decent copy. Hardcover.

"Dame Elvira Sibyl Marie Mathews, DBE (née Laughton; 25 September 1888 – 25 September 1959), known as Vera Laughton Mathews, was a British military officer and administrator. She was the second Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), serving from its reformation in 1939 until 194"—Wikipedia. / Mathews, Vera Laughton, 1888-1959. Great Britain. Women's Royal Naval Service.