Tey, Josephine. A Shilling for Candles.1955. Peter Davies. Increasingly scarce in any edition. Third printing from February 1955 of book first published in June 1953, under the pseudonym Gordon Daviot. Jacket illustration by Val Biro. Firm binding. Boards slightly faded to edges but otherwise clean. Page edges browned and top fore edges are quite heavily spotted. Some spotting to endpapers and to a lesser extent to prelims. Browning to the half title and facing page with some spotting in a

Extremely scarce

second impression

Good only condition

save for some scant mild foxing

) to historical water damage

and completely free of inscriptions

a scuff on top right edge of front cover (see photo

Ray Russell illustrated wrapper

not price clipped

this scarce advance copy was issued strictly for reviewers and publisher use prior to the official book release

Volume 2 in Near Fine condition with a similar grade dust jacket

Hamish Hamilton