London: Michael Joseph, 1960. Uncorrected proof. Wraps. Uncorrected proof of the first British edition. 190 pp. Bound in publisher's wraps. About Very Good with cocked and slightly rolled spine, light wear to extremities, bumped corners, toned with age, former owner's name on half-title. The scarce UK advance issue of pool-sharking novel that inspired the classic 1961 film.