First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine, in the Diana Younger illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth fresh and the gilt bright. Endpapers illustrated by Diana Younger. The contents with a small square tape mark to the front and rear pastedown and a little light spotting to the prelims and closed edge of the text block are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. 8 pages of adverts and 24 page publisher's catalogue to the rear. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has several short closed tears and a small chip with loss to the top left corner of the upper panel. One small square tape mark to the edge of the front and rear flap. Correctly priced 8/6 net to the spine.
Stock code: 18099
£550
London: Hutchinson.
1937