The Snow Goose; [A Story of Dunkirk]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico.. Octavo, 58pp. Blue cloth, author's initials stamped in blind on front cover. Title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, sunning along edges, Previous ownership bookplate and inscription to front endpapers. Offsetting to endpapers. In the publisher's dust jacket, $1.00 retail price on front flap, chipped edges, light shelf wear. A very good copy. The Snow Goose was originally published as a short story in The Saturday Evening Post in 1940. It was expanded into this form, a novella, published (truncated) in 1941.
Paul Gallico (1897-1976) was an American sportswriter and novelist. He began as a sportswriter for the New York Daily News, eventually retiring to become a novelist. He published over 40 books during his lifetime, many were adapted into films. (Inventory #: 16819)