London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., 1977. First edition. 135pp. Mottled brown paper over boards; dust jacket. Near fine in a very good jacket, unclipped, with toning, and light foxing to interior.
First edition of this dark comic novel by English writer and socialite Caroline Blackwood (1931-1996); a semi-autobiographical tale about the destructive influence wrought by an aging dowager, shortlisted for the 1977 Booker Prize. Jacket drawing by Peter White
