JUMPING JOAN And Other Stories.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with silver titles to the spine, in the Ronald Searle illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and a little mottling to the board edges. The contents, with some spotting to the prelims and text block edge are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is somewhat darkened to the rear panel and has several short closed tears repaired with small pieces of tape to the underside. Not price-clipped (12s 6d net to the lower front flap).

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "For Bonzo Starling / with gratitude from / Clifford H. B. Kitchin / July '54".