THE SOHO LEOPARD

First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the author. Original illustrated card wrappers. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight. The contents with one dot of foxing to the top edge of the textblock are otherwise clean throughout and free from any previous owners' inscriptions or stamps.

Signed and inscribed by Padel in blue ink on the title page: "For Pat / in memory of York(shire) / on a gorgeous sunny / day: Beverley / Ruth Padel / Oct. '04". Shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize, 2004. Provenance: from the library of the multi-award winning poet Pat Borthwick.