Is Sex Necessary

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. First Edition, stated and with I-D code (September 1929) to copyright page. Octavo. 197 pp. Illustrations. Black cloth spine over green paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Lacks dust jacket.

Boards worn along edges with brief exposure to corners and top edge; general soiling and spotting; rubbing to spine. Binding is sound. Small bookseller ticket of International Bookfinders Inc of Pacific Palisades, CA to rear pastedown. Pages a bit toned but unmarked.

Humorous collection of essays that helped launch Thurber and White's careers. Scarce in retail.