first edition
1950 · London
by STAPLEDON, Olaf
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1950. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo; burgundy cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],187,[1]pp. Sprinkle of foxing to upper edge of textblock, beginning oxidation to spine gilt, else a fresh, very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 9s.6d. net), lightly edgeworn and dusty, with a short tear to lower flap fold; Very Good+. Attractive copy of the final novel written during the British author's lifetime. (Inventory #: 33852)