WITH THE ERIC RAVILIOUS DUSTWRAPPER.

HUTCHINSON, R. C.; [Eric RAVILIOUS, Dustwrapper] ~ Shining Scabbard.

FIRST UK PRINTING. Cassell, London: 1936.

Thick 8vo., red publisher's cloth, lettered with decorative borders in gilt to spine; in the red and black printed dustwrapper, featuring a vignette by Eric Ravilious to the upper panel; THE BOOK very good ++, slightly pushed at spine tips with some light spotting affecting the outer edges of the text block, occasionally extending to prelims; the endpapers very faintly offset; THE WRAPPER near-fine, slightly darkened to the backstrip with some very minor creasing to folds, odd spots, and night nicking to the edges, particularly at spine tips; one small dark pencil mark to the upper panel. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. FIRST UK EDITION. The author's extremely popular sixth novel, which went through 5 editions before the end of the war in 1945. This, the true first issue, comes complete with the rare Ravilious dustwrapper (not present in the American edition), which is seldom found in such bright condition.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Very Good ++
JACKET: Near Fine