The Wycherly Woman

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1961. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1961. First Edition Stated. Octavo (21 cm); 278pp. Publisher's intact illustrated jacket ($3.50). Boards quarter bound in maroon paper and teal cloth with blind stamping at front and gilt stamping to spine. Fore-edge deckled. Jacket generally toned, creased, and chipped with minor closed tears to spine and front panel. Lightly soiled at back panel. Verso toned with previous owner tape repair to spine ends. Boards lightly scuffed with bumping to corners and spine ends. Spine creased. Binding slightly cocked but firm. Starting just after half-title but pages intact and relatively clean. Bookseller sticker to rear pastedown. A Very Good or better copy in a Very Good jacket.

A mid-series Lew Archer novel, originally published as a condensed version in Cosmopolitan.