A Fable

New York: Random House, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth, front cover decorated in black and slightly lighter maroon. Fine in very good dust wrapper nicked at edges, spine slightly faded. 437 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. This novel conceived in 1944 took nine years to completion. Time and place World War I. Very bright, fresh copy, covers and contents, price clipped dust wrapper.