NIGHT SHIFT

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red paper-covered boards and black cloth with titles gilt titles to the spine, in the Fred Marcellino designed dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents, with just a hint of spotting to the pastedowns are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($8.95 to the upper front flap). A superb copy.

The author's first collection of short stories, of which 16 were previously published in magazine form, and four: 'Jerusalem's Lot', 'Quitters Inc', 'The Last Rung on the Ladder' and 'The Woman in the Room' are printed here for the first time. The first printing, of which approximately 12,000 copies were issued, is identifiable by the 'first edition' statement on the copyright page and 'S52' publisher's code to the gutter of page 336 (as here).