1st English edition, translated from the original French by June Howe. Blue cloth boards (very light edgewear). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (nicked at head of spine) by Charles Mozley. Dust jacket now protected in non-adhesive, archival quality mylar wrap. Saint-Marcoux's second novel makes an attractive companion to her ballet story, The Green Slippers. 12mo