New York: The John Day Company 1974. First Edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Approx. 6.75" x 8.75" VG hardcover in VG blue & stardust jacket with yellow lettering. Wear to corners and spine ends of boards. Mildly age-toned dustjacket, now protected in clear mylar overlay, shows corresponding crinkling and minor abrasion. The author has SIGNED on title page with the fond general inscription "with love to librarians"--this copy was acquired from a stalwart book-collector librarian. Clean and tight throughout. Shelve Modern Firsts.