New York: Random House, 1939

8vo, pp. 121. Original ecru boards with black stripe, lettered in red to front panel and spine. Offsetting to endpapers, small bookseller's label to rear pastedown, but a near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper, some sunning to rear panel, and a little light edgewear to spine ends.

First US edition, preceded by the UK edition issued by Faber in October the previous year. Dedicated to Benjamin Britten.

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