Lay Down Your Arms: The Autobiography of Martha von Tilling...Authorised Translation by T. Holmes. Revised by the Authoress by SUTTNER, Bertha von; T. Holmes, trans - 1913

New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1913. Hardcover. One of many later editions of Suttner's best-selling pacifist novel, originally published in Germany in 1889 under the title Die Waffen Nieder! Suttner, Austrian novelist and anti-war activist, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905, making her the second female Nobel recipient after Marie Curie. It has been speculated that she was the influence for Nobel's including a Peace Prize in his will. Small octavo (18.5cm.); original blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xii,435pp. Spine a bit cocked and faded, else Very Good. Contemporary bookseller ticket to rear pastedown.