A Summer Place

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); oatmeal cloth over red paper-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in red on spine and blind embossed to front cover; black topstain; dustjacket; 369pp. Light shelfwear, spine-tanned, with faint foxing to edges of textblock; Very Good. Dustwrapper (priced $4.50) has modest shelfwear, with tiny tears, chips, and creases to spine ends and extremities, and foxing to verso; Very Good. Set in an island off the coast of Maine, Wilson's multigenerational story explores a rigid caste system's impact on love and family. [83817].