Tey, Josephine. To Love and be Wise. First American Edition.1951. Macmillan. First American Edition. Very Good Condition book in VG dust wrapper. wrapper is clipped, but not price clipped. No inscriptions. Jacket has nicks and closed tears to extremities and is now protected by removable archival cover. Page block spotted. Tanning and minor spotting to prelims, pages are unaffected. Binding is firm.

universally recognized alongside her letters as a monumental literary masterpiece

and bright throughout

Book binding is firm

Jacket design by Biro

heavy foxing (age-related brown spotting) restricted entirely to the exterior page block edges (top

1637 in series

spines stamped with bright gilt titles

has wrinkling to top of front and back with a small closed tear and now protected by removable archival cover

as 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris' a charming story of a woman's desire to own an Haute Couture Dior gown

) However this title with a reasonable unclipped jacket is extremely rare

a three-act comedic farce edited by Lucio P

depicting a dragon