Books

I Capture the Castle, first edition, some spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, a few small patches of fading, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped, tape repairs to verso, upper panel with chip to foot affecting 2 letters of author's name, a few chips, closed tears and creasing to head and foot, rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1949.

I Capture the Castle is a novel by Dodie Smith, written in the form of the journals of 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain. She chronicles her eccentric family's life in their dilapidated English castle and her own coming-of-age experiences.