Title: Guignol's Band
Publisher: Vision Press Limited
Publication Date: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
U.K. first edition. 256 printed pages. 14.5 x 22.5 cm. Original terracotta cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine, the corners are extremely slightly rubbed. The original black, brown and yellow lithographed dust jacket is not price clipped, it is mildly toned with very small chips and very short closed tears to the edges. The second state dust jacket is designed by Wendy Des Moulins, with significantly narrower flaps and a more colourful but much less risqué design. The blurb to the front flap also omits the word "loving" and the final four words: "their desire-driven destinies." There are also changes to the titles listed to the rear flap, on the earlier jacket 'The Broken Gate' is: "A passionate love story." whereas on this it is: "A novel of French Indo-China", several titles are noted at lower prices, indicating later impressions and suggesting that this jacket was printed some months after the first. Presents beautifully. Uncommon in such condition. Bookseller Inventory # 5048