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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. ** SCARCE ** 1ST EDITION. 1950 ** Sturdy cloth-bound hardcover, bright gilt lettering on the spine, in a Poor dustjacket with much chipping at its edges (jacket artwork by Aubrey Beardsley). Published by E. P. Dutton & Co.,1950, with 248 pages, frontispiece by Aubrey Beardsley. TEXT IN ENGLISH. The book itself has no notable flaws, approaches Near Fine condition, with only occasional micro signs of wear to the cloth at the board edges. The book is quite clean and stain-free, square and straight, firm and tight in its binding, no pages are loose, torn, folded, creased, or missing. The hinges are sound and undamaged, the corners are sharp and unbumped. All pages are clean and stain free, bright and white, and all text is sharp and legible. There is no writing, underlining, highlighting, or other such markings in the book. The dustjacket, though badly chipped at the edges, has all jacket lettering and graphics untouched and intact, including the Beardsley artwork on the front. The dustjacket is clean and stain-free. Five-star seller, buy with confidence, professional booksellers for 35 years, selling books online since 1995. B15.