8vo, black cloth, gilt titles, 255pp. First British edition. Unclipped dust jacket (12s 6d net) with faint edge wear, small chips to spine crown and foot, light toning to rear panel. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. A later work by the unsung American writer, known for her dark satires of midwestern small town life. Originally published in the U.S. 1954. A nearly fine copy in mylar, scarce.