An Afternoon

New York: The Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Light offsetting and toning on endpapers, spine slightly toned with a bit of foxing on cover, very good in a very good dust jacket with moderate toning, faint spotting and moderate edgewear. Author's first book. Author May Sarton's copy with her ink signature on front flyleaf:… Read more about this item

Very good condition for the age. Very little markings or bumping. Very little rubbing on the top. The fourteen stories in this long-lost collection are peaceful, elegant, and timeless. "The Nightingales Sing" is representative; it is a finely crafted, subtle evocation of a young woman's first experience of love. B3.

The Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.