THE RUNAWAY SUMMER

First edition, first printing. The publisher's file copy. Original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Shirley Hughes illustrated dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with the publisher's 'File Copy' ink stamp to the front pastedown and endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper which has a small date number '69' written in ink on the rear panel (by the publisher) and in addition to their 'file copy' stamp. Not price-clipped (18/- [0.90p] net to the front flap).

Provenance: From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz.