Summoned by Bells (First UK Edition)

111pp. First British Edition, Stated: "First Edition 1960". NAP. Shiny green boards with brilliant gilt lettering on spine (dustwrapper did its job); repeating pattern of bells blind-stamped on both covers, identical with repeating pattern of bells on rear dustwrapper cover; endpapers illustrated with pattern of repeating bells, but in a different configuration from that on covers. Only flaw to book is foxing spotting to ffep, ffep-verso, and half-title page, to rear flyleaf and to pp. 110, p. 111, second flyleaf, and to rear flyleaf (also on book edges). Tan dustwrapper not price-clipped ('16s net') with title lettering in red across top front cover, above images of three bells in black across middle front cover; author name lettering in black across lower middle front cover; repeating bell pattern of bells blind-stamped on covers is reproduced in red on rear dw cover. Only flaws to dw are foxing spots around perimeter of front cover, tanning and spots down dw cover edges; dw spine tanned (all lettering eminently readable); 1/2" tear down rear cover gutter at top and a tiny chip at top right spine corner (Now backed with Archival tape); tiny wear at over corners: NOW in Brodart mylar which forgives all sins mightily. Solid copy excellent condition for a book 60 years old: the way to read this humorous, blank verse, autobiographical Classic.…