JAMES, Norah C. ~ Sleeveless Errand.

FIRST PARIS EDITION. Henry Babou and Jack Kahane, Paris: 1929.

Large 8vo., cream cloth-backed decorative black and white boards; spine lettered in black; outer edges untrimmed; together in the original pictorial dustwrapper printed in black and yellow, priced 50 Francs to spine, and featuring a striking design by M. Kahane; THE BOOK very good to near-fine, a little bubbled along the backstrip, with spotting to edges of text block and prelims, and the odd spot throughout; THE WRAPPER very good, panels and spine a little darkened, with some spots and marking; rubbed to folds; some nicks, chips and closed tears to extremties, the longest 3.5cm approx; repaired internally with tape. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. First Paris edition, second state, with the wrapper detailing 'The Obelisk Press' as the publisher. The author's first novel was banned in the UK shortly after publication. The dustwork artwork is here provided by Marcelle Kahane. Scarce. A beautifully-designed book.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Very Good