Shirley Hazzard — Cliffs of Fall and Other Stories

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of the debut anthology of stories by Shirley Hazzard. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The first published anthology of short stories by Shirley Hazzard, including a total of ten tales; 'The Party', 'A Place in the Country', 'Vittorio', 'In One's Own House', 'Villa Adriana', 'Cliffs of Fall', 'Weekend', 'Harold', 'The Picnic', and 'The Worst Moment of the Day&apos.Shirley Hazzard was an Australian-American novelist, known for her works 'The Bay of Noon', 'The Transit of Venus', and 'The Great Fire&apos. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light fading to the spine. Scattered spots to the endpapers and fore edge. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with a chip to the spine, and a few small tape repairs. Spine is a little sunned. Light spots to the wraps, heavier to the reverse. Tidemark to the reverse of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.