Odd John

London: Methuen, (Circa 1940), 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good Book/Good- Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition, First Impression, Later Issue But No Indication Of Later Printing. Shorter Binding (18.3 Cm Tall), Blue-Violet Cloth With Black Print (Format Different Than First Binding), No Ads, Using First Impression Sheets. Dustjacket Is Identical To First Issue, Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap, Except It Is Trimmed To 185.6 Mm (Considerably Taller Than This Issue Of The Book, But Shorter Than The First Issue Dj), And Has A Printed Paper Label "Offered At 2'- Net Ex-Libris" At Foot Of Spine, Above The Publisher's Name. This Binding And This Labelling Of The Dustjacket Is Not Listed In Satty & Smith's Definitive Bibliography. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.4, First Edition, First Impression, Fourth Issue (March 1939, 555 Copies), Has The First Issue Binding, And Includes The Later Ads, In A Dj With A New Price Of 2'6P Attached To The Front Flap; A6.1.1.5 (1941) Is An Issue In Wrappers, Without Ads, Priced At 2 Shillings; This Issue Probably Occurred Between These Two Issues, Perhaps In 1940. A Very Good, Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed On First Few Pages, A Few Tiny Spots Of Foxing In Rest Of Book. Dj With Some Edge Wear, Light Chipping At Corners And Front Flap Fold. Dustjacket In Blue, Pink, White, Tan, And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character.