Description
VG/G First Edition, Early Wartime Printing in a new archival wrap. 1944 Doubleday Doran. Edition unstated 1944 Doubleday, in the smaller 250 page format. Presumed Third Printing with 1944 on both copyright and title pages, with the Wartime Conditions only on the dust jacket and not inside the text. VG hardcover with faded boards with touches of sheen present, light title gilt on a sunned spine, toned page blocks, a tight binding, rolled and rubbed spine ends, moderate edge wear and heavily rounded corners. No marks or inscriptions inside, but both end papers are unevenly toned with a few spots and a small damp stain on the front paste down. The pages are clean and lightly toned. This is the smaller 250 p. edition, with the Wartime Conditions stamp on the copyright page promising a complete, unabridged standard length edition. Good un-clipped dust jacket with mild surface and heavy edge wear with chips, gaps and tears, and stains on the inner surface. The DJ is a third state with $2.75 price, 4495-43 code and the revised Wartime Conditions stamp with no eagle on the front flap promising a complete, unabridged standard length edition. Very Rare. Looks good in a new Brodart archival wrap. Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
