Very nice, clean first American edition. Clean black cloth boards with red decoration (face of a man against a clock), red lettering on cover; red lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages are clean - very slight even browning to endpapers, neatly penned previous owner name and address at upper right corner of front pastedown. No other marks. Translated from the French by I. Louis Bierman. 272 pages. View More...