8vo, grey paper boards, black and gilt titles, grey topstain, 279pp. First edition. Unclipped dust jacket (4.95) with moderate rubbing and toning to panels, short closed tears, wear to edges. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. The second novel by the English born American novelist, son of the Sheed and Ward publishing duo. A satire of a pious Catholic devotional writer and his commercial and personal failures. Jacket design by Ben Feder. A very good copy in mylar.