The Spoils of Poynton
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, [1950]. Alvin Lustig (dust jacket). First Edition Thus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 12mo. Pp. 323. Salmon cloth, titles stamped in black on the spine. In the Alvin Lustig illustrated dust jacket, price clipped. Leaves very lightly age toned, tear in front gutter. Jacket with a 1.5 inch tear over the front panel-spine fold. Please see photos. Very Good / Good. Item #5723
Issue number 6 in the New Classics Series, "dollar reprints of important modern works of literature," in this instance of the Houghton Mifflin Co. unrevised edition of James' novel of spoils vs spirit. With a delightful Lustig jacket illustration and lettering. Please see Purity of Aim: The Book Jacket Designs of Alvin Lustig by Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger, p. 21. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear archival sleeve.
Price: $40.00