The Dial Press, 1947. First edition. Winner of the Avery Hopwood Fiction prize for 1946.
Book: Near fine. Dust jacket: Good. All pages are clean and unmarked aside from previous owner's pencil gift inscription on front endpaper. Pages are heavily tanned. Binding and hinges remain secure. Jacket protected in mylar and has some small chips and tears along edges, with loss at spine ends. Still presents well in mylar. Price clipped. Minor softening to spine ends and board corners.