The Ballad Of Peckham Rye. With Other Stories. Spark, Muriel.

First edition, first impression, scarce presentation copy inscribed "Barbara, lots of love from Muriel". The recipient's surname has been rubbed out, but can be confidently inferred from Spark's autograph letter and envelope which is taped in at the front pastedown, addressed to Barbara Richards, dated 30 Sept 1958, thanking her and her husband Eric for their hospitality after a holiday. Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine in red. With dust jacket, supplied. Canterbury bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown. Sunning to spine and along board edges, ends and corners worn, spine rolled, sound and clean inside, a good copy with the jacket rubbed at extremities, but bright and intact.