First edition. Octavo. 284 pages. A comic novel, on the first page of which the author shamelessly reveals one of the jealously-guarded secrets of the secondhand booktrade in which she worked (albeit at an exalted level).A few spots to fore-edge. Very good in very good, slightly creased dustwrapper, designed by Roger Furse, chipped at the head of the spine and with several nicks. Has become scarce in presentable condition.