Lamiel

New York: New Directions, 1952. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). 16mo with green boards and black spine title; 256 pages; 17 cm. Very good(-); some wear to extremities of boards; ink prior owner inscription; pages are clean and binding tight. Hardcover.

Direction 23 (series). A costume drama set in the 19th century, it centers on the young orphan Lamiel as she rises from poverty into high society under the guidance of a doctor, who lives vicariously through her. She eventually marries a bankrupt comte, but falls for a thief who breaks into her bedroom one night.