New York: The Viking Press, 1928. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, x, 361 pages. In Good minus condition, lacking issued dust jacket. In publisher's blue cloth binding, with gilt lettering and blind stamp to front board and black lettering to spine; spine is sunned brown. Moderate shelf and edge wear to boards, with rubbing along all board edges and fore corners, scuffing on boards and spine, light bumping to corners and head/tail, and mild soiling. Light toning along board edges. Text block is lightly worn and scuffed on the edges, with a faint stain on the top edge. Light age toning throughout, darkest on text block edges. Inscribed in black ink by Ford Madox Ford to Anne France Bird on the front flyleaf: "Anne France Bird / from Ford Madox Ford / with lots + lots of good wishes / for xmas + New Year / MCMXXVIII". SH consignment. Shelved in Room A. More

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1938. First British Edition. Octavo, 292, [4] pages, plus 8 illustrated plates including frontispiece. In Good condition, lacking issued dust jacket. In publisher's red cloth quarter binding with green cloth boards; spine is sunned slightly brown, with gilt lettering. Moderate shelf and edge wear to boards, with rubbing along board edges and at corners. Light bumping to fore corners and along top edge of front board, with exposed board at the fore corners. Some small tears and fraying to cloth at the head and tail of spine. Spine lightly cocked. Light soiling along board edges and spine. Text block is age toned, with some shelf wear and scuffing on the edges. Heavy offsetting on flyleaves. Sparsely foxed throughout. Several of the illustrated plates are faintly stained along the top edge; illustrations themselves are unaffected. Inscribed by Ford Madox Ford in black ink on the half title page: "For Sally + William Bird / with affection from / Ford Madox Ford / Paris 1st March 1938". SH consignment. Shelved in Room A. More