First edition, first impression. [4], 216pp. Teal cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine head. Lightly bumped spine heel; lightly rubbed spine head. Dusty top text block edge, all edges foxed and tanning. Ex-lender's stamps and markings on front endpapers and copyright page. Minor foxing on rear endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected by Brodart-style sleeve, chipping to edges; not price clipped.
From front flap: "...Kathrin Perutz's second novel takes place during the course of one evening at a dinner party given by Edward Hornbury, a successful publisher, and his young daughter, Nickie, at their luxurious home on Long Island Sound ... this novel is a brilliant study of the struggle of human beings for communication."
