U 97: A Play in Three Acts.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in black to a white label affixed to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. The cloth is faded to the spine and to the margins of front and rear panels. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and dusty dustwrapper, that has small chips with loss to spine tips and corners, and a closed tear to the rear flap fold. Correctly priced (3s. 6d. net) to the spine. (Wilden 16a).

"Mr C. S. Forester, who has made his name as a novelist and biographer, here turns to the dramatic form for his story of the German submarine service. The action takes place at Cuxhaven during the sailors' revolution of 1918 on board submarine manned by German officers which is trying to get into Scapa Flow in a desperate attempt to sink the British Grand Fleet." (from the jacket)