NY: New Directions, 1949. Hardcover. 8vo. 318pp. First edition, first printing (no subsequent printings stated on copyright page). Spine ends and board corners lightly bumped/softened. Some light soiling to boards. As usual, the pastedowns and endpapers show some adhesive-based offsetting, though nothing too severe. A quite presentable copy of Bowles' classic first novel, lacking the jacket.