Gray cloth, maroon & gilt-stamped lettering on spine, gilt-stamped rose branch on front, 156pp. Originally published in French under the title La Fanfaronne. Translated by Elaine Desautels. Spine ends very lightly bumped, top & bottom covers edges very lightly sunned, a few light smudges on edges, sharp corners, text crisp & clean. Dust jacket lightly agetoned, bumped along top edges with a few tiny splits & colorchipping, foxing along back top edge, front flap top corner clipped but price intact, protected in a new Gaylord archival clear plastic cover (removable). First U. S. Edition.

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