8vo.  Publisher's gray cloth, lettered in red; dampstaining and wear to lower portion of covers. Original dust-jacket; worn at edges.

Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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First edition. presentation copy with a fine inscription to a close friend on the front free endpaper: "—Not to mention the Rhumerit Martiniqueist, / with the milk punches, the vanilla sticks, / the invitations to tomorrows champagne; / the walks, the Greek restaurants, / — Not to mention the Chamber of Deputies — / Nor Alèsia, / Nor Chartres, Nor In le Havre, / Nor An Hotel Room in Chartres / Nor, finally Alèsia, & work: / With thanks & love / from the author / Malcolm Lowry." Below the inscription is a small ink sketch of a window or door.

The inscrip⛄tion refers to Lowry's short stories "In le Havre" and "Hotel Room in Chartes," which opens with a scene set on the rue d'A♐lèsia in Paris.