Tracy, Don. THE BIG BRASS RING. New York: Trident Press, 1963. First Printing. Black cloth spine over gray boards and dark topstain. Spotting to the top of the page edges, and mild age toning to the edge of the boards. The dust jacket has only slight rubbing, primarily to the corners and spine. Publisher's price of $4.95 on the front flap. The hardboiled author's most ambitious novel, the story of a Phi Beta Kappa and superb athlete, his early success and long fall into alcoholism. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket.