Without My Cloak. Woodcut Decorations by Freda Bone. London: Heineman, 1932. Fifth Edition. Pp, 469. Smooth green cloth boards, title blocked in gilt to upper cover, gilt lettering to spine. Light shelf-wear to cloth, contents in nice bright condition.

Signed & Dated by the Author on half-title page.

Limerick born Kate O’Brien’s first novel is a riveting portrait of three generations of an Irish family. O’Brien left her home in Limerick to work for the Manchester Guardian, beginning her long career as an Irish literary expatriate. She went on to published a further eight novels.

Other notable works include The Land of Spices (1941), That Lady (1946), and The Ante-Room (1934), among others.

Signed copies of her early works are rare in commerce.