signed first edition
1939 · New York
by McSpadden, J. Walker
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1939. viii, 220p., b&w illustrations from photography (fuzzily reproduced), openweave offwhite cloth boards titled in red, enclosed in decorated red dust jacket. Doublespread map endsheets. Dj a little edgeworn with a seller's label fixed to spine panel ("signed"!), book itself sound and clean, a very good copy elaborately inscribed by author McSpadden to a friend (on half title). A knowledgeable book amongst a plethora of knowledgeable books aimed at moolamoola fresh off the boat. (Inventory #: 259061)