London: W. Collins Sons& Co Ltd, 1929. First edition. Blue hardback boards. The story of six sisters, narrated by their mother, and written by Cecily (Ullmann) Sidgwick. Undated but circa 1929. Boards are slightly handled. Inside book is in good, clean state; with some light foxing throughout. From the library of the author Maarten Maartens. Small stamp to top of half title: Het Maarten-Maartens Huis. 249 pages. 160 x 105 mm (6¼ x 4¼ inches).

Cecily was a British novelist, born to German Jewish parents. She published 45 novels, mostly about the Jewish experience in England and Germany; with subjects including Jewish family life, anti-Semitism, interfaith marriage, and suicide.