Cape 1958 First Edition First printing first state without the silhouette of the dancer on the front cover; dustwrapper is the second state (with the author's name printed in white on the spine, and a fifth paragraph quoting the 'Manchester Guardian' on the front flap).

Octavo; plain black papered boards lettered in silver on the spine and without the blind-stamped silhouette on the front panel; tiny bump at head of spine; edges slightly foxed (the bottom edge more so); neat ink ownership signature on the front flyleaf.

Dustwrapper lightly nicked at extremities, very light age soiling, not clipped.

An excellent collector's copy. In a protective cover

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