Orange cloth, stamped in gilt on front and spine.  The spine grubby and sunned. 227+1pp, followed by 4 pages of publisher's ads. The book has bumped corners and extremities, some minor foxing to endpapers, otherwise a tightly bound good copy of the author's first novel. Page edges grubby.  Previous owners name to facing end page. No dust cover. More pictures on request. 227 pp. pp.