THE RAINBOW AND THE ROSE

First edition, first printing. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Stein illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square with just a little bumping to the extremities. The contents with very light spotting to the prelims are otherwise clean clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. The text block edges are a touch toned the fore-edge with an isolated foxing spot. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is without fading of the spine but is marked to the lower panel. Not price-clipped (16s net to the front flap).

Signed twice by the author. Inscribed in blue ink on the front endpaper "For George / from / Nevil Shute Norway" and signed by the author again underneath his printed name on the title page. Uncommon and desirable thus.