From Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
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About this Item
First American edition. With black and white illustrations by Clifton Line. 8vo, publisher's original light gray cloth with black and white decorations to the front cover and with lettering in silver on the upper cover and spine. In the scarce original colour illustrated dustjacket. [vii], 98 pp. A very good copy with a little of the mellowing typical to Depression era materials, the jacket very handsome with only light edgewear and a scuff or two. FIRST EDITION. UNCOMMON IN THE DUSTJACKET. The jacket is known in two states, this is the state with the predominate colours being green and yellow. The work consists of four chapters and tells the story of the nervous breakdown of Dr. Finchatton, who has been plagued by horrendous and evil dreams. He seeks counsel from religious leaders and a psychiatrist. The story has been called a short allegory written under the stimulus of the Spanish War. Seller Inventory # 28559
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE CROQUET PLAYER
Publisher: New York The Viking Press 1937
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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