THE PAINTED VEIL [with original dust jacket]

FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, FIRST STATE (with Tching-Yen for Hong Kong) 8vo. black cloth hardback, gilt titles to spine and upper board and black embossed device to upper board, in SCARCE original dust jacket. 289pp. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket not price-clipped - price of 7s. 6d. net to dust jacket spine. Rear inner hinge a little stretched. A couple of tiny rubs to base of cloth spine. Dust jacket has small areas of loss to top and base with some creases and edgewear. Main title of spine to dust jacket faded but price, author and publisher still bright and legible. Overall VG in Good, Sound Dust Jacket. (Stott A33c - page facing title page lists 8 novels and 18 plays and with Tching-Yen for Hong Kong)