1st edition/4th printing, New Directions. Unclipped DJ shows mild, gentle rubbing to cover, which is fairly bright except a touch of light fading to blue design near spine, some toning/rubbing to back cover with a soil mark at top & a small closed tear, spine of jacket with a touch of fading to blue outline around title & some soiling/minor chipping at base & crown of spine, foxing/age at flap seams; boards clean with minor bumping to corners, spine title sharp; some foxing to endpapers & pastedowns, a smudge/soiling mark to fore-edge of text block, soiling/smudge to bottom of text block; binding is tight, text unmarked. A beautiful copy of Bowles' masterpiece with iconic cover work by Alvin Lustig.
