Jonathan Cape, London, 1959
FIRST STATE, First Edition, First Printing A Near Fine copy of the EARLIEST STATE OF THE FIRST PRINTING BINDING – With extra stamped detail to the skull. Beautiful Near Fine book and and Near Fine bright and vibrant dust jacket. First State Book in the First State Dust Jacket.
Original crisp black covered boards with a stamped skull with golden eyes to the front of the boards. A near fine copy of the earliest FIRST STATE of this title, with the additional detail located to the forehead of the skull. Bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The book is in near fine condition with clean cloth boards, sharp corners (two corners are very slightly pushed) and no edgewear. Tiny rough mark to lower spine. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, no bookstore stamps or bookplates. The internal pages are very clean, bright and flat with No writing, No marks, No stains, No bent pages, No foxing and No age toning. Please see detailed images.
The original dust jacket has benefited from very very slight restoration to the spine tips by an expert paper conservator and presents in near fine condition. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No chips, No rips, No stains, No fading, No rubbing, and No foxing. The jacket is extremely bright and fresh withOUT any of the otherwise common toning to the rear panel or spine. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 15s. net. Please see the many images for more details.
A very handsome copy of the scarce true first state of this title. Presents very well on the shelf.
