SYMONDS, JOHN. — William Waste. (with illustrations by Andre Francois).

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co.Ltd, nd. (c.1947). "This is an allegorical satire rather than a straight novel, one of those imaginative tales in the tradition of 'Gulliver's Travels' and 'Candide'. The hero, William Waste, is a humorous, Faustian symbol of man's quest for the enduring." Pp.123, fronispiece cartoon + chapter heading cartoon illustrations by Andre Francois, toning to endpapers, a few minor marginal spots. Dark red cloth, dustwrapper (illustrated by Andre Francois) is rubbed with edge wear and chipped losses to top front and top and tail of spine. G+/G.