The Boiling Point

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1948. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); burgundy cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; 312pp. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, with faint tanning to upper edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.75), with modest shelfwear and soil, and tiny chips and creases to spine ends and extremities; Very Good. The author's novel, set in a Texas town, focuses on an ex-soldier, tenant farmers, politics, and violence. HANNA 464. [83922].