Bank Holiday on Parnassus : A Litter of Competitions

First edition. 136pp. Cyan cloth-covered boards, maroon titles on spine. Sun faded spine, where there is dust jacket loss; bumped ends. Corners bumped, cloth fraying. Cocked. Text block edges foxing. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some loss spine ends, shelf wear, light chipping to edges, couple of small closed tears, price unclipped. 12mo. Consists of a selection from the author's very frequently successful entries to the literary competitions in such papers as the New Statesman, The Spectator, The Listener, The Observer, and The Manchester Guardian.