RAUCAT, THOMAS; TRANSLATED BY LEONARD CLINE — The Honorable Picnic

Tokyo, Japan, Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1954, First Japan Printing. Paper Boards, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Lorraine Combs. Hardcover, Rippled end papers partially separated at the gutters, else textblock is clean and tight; Textured paper covered boards, tender at the hinges, scuffed and dinged edges; Sunned spine, tearing at the gutters of the spine, surface soiling and scuffing. Lacks dust jacket; 319pp. Good.