THE FOUNDATION OF THE TOWN OF READING IN PENNSYLVANIA

First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine and upper board. In dustwrapper. With a an envelope from the author tipped in on the flyleaf. Illustrated endpapers, with further illustrations throughout. A fine, tight and clean copy. The the contents, with some offsetting from the envelope, are otherwise clean throughout. In the very good original illustrated dustwrapper which is a little grubby to the extremities.

Inscribed in black ink to the reverse of the frontispiece, reading:"To my friend E. Fabius / from / J Bennett Nolan / September 17th 1932". Provenance: from the library of Martin Stone.