New York: Viking, 1950. Octavo, 250 pp. Grey cloth lettered in red, red topstain. Light tanning to spine and margins of covers. page edges tanned; nick to head of spine; light sunning to topstain; endpapers tanned from binding materials; small damp spot to bottom page edges with shallow penetration into text margins; mainly fine otherwise, no previous owner names. Dust jacket has rubbing, nicks, and small chips to spine tips; a few short edge tears; light tanning and dust soiling to rear panel; VG otherwise, flap price intact. The author's second novel, also published in the UK in 1950. On the 1999 Callil/Toibin list of THE 200 BEST NOVELS IN ENGLISH SINCE 1950