by Alfred Hayes
New York: Howell, Soskins, Publishers, (1946).
First edition.
Bookplate to the front endpaper, uniform tanned offsetting to the endsheets, else a near fine copy in red cloth with blue lettering; in a very good plus, illustrated dust jacket with several edge chips.Jacket flap retains the original $2.75 price.
The screenwriter, poet and novelist's first novel draws upon his service with the U.S. Army in Italy and presents "... an unforgettable portrayal of the demoralization that beset conquered and conqueror alike" in post-war occupied Italy.
Alfred Hayes rewrote on of the episodes in this novel as part of his work as co-writer on Roberto Rossellini's PAISAN (1946), which earned him a Academy Award nomination.