signed first edition
1938 · New York
by ROE, Wellington
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); rust-colored cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine and front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; [12], 307pp. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Hint of sunning to spine, topstain faded, with mild wear to board edges and a tiny ink spot to right edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), shelfworn, with rippling due to brown paper tape applied to verso along spine and edges; Good. Novel detailing "the struggle between management and labor in a hat manufacturing community (presumably Danbury, Conn.). The death of his father forces a young interne to give up his beloved surgery and go home to shoulder his father's debts and factory facing trouble. It's a situation fraught with social and economic implications" (Kirkus Review, May 13, 1938). HANNA 3048. (Inventory #: 31232)