Secker & Warburg: London, 1958.  First edition.  

Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Daily Telegraph described Meg Eliot as "one of fiction's great female creatures".

Inscribed, signed and located by the author in the year of publication.  

Spine leans a little, edges of text block slightly foxed, otherwise a solid copy, very good or better in near fine dust wrapper designed by Michael Ayrton, priced (18s.) with very light edge wear, one tiny chip to front panel, and slight toning to rear panel.