first edition
1942 · New York
by Sandoz, Mari
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First Printing Very near fine in tan cloth covered boards with red and blue decorations on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" with the cloth in the gutters of both joints foxed due to a reaction with the glue used in the production of the book. The front end paper shows similar foxing in the hinge areas due to the same issue. There is a gift inscription in ink on the first free end page. In a very good- unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the folds and a large chip from the lower corner of the front panel repaired with tape on the recto side of the jacket. The (truncated)