Tish

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Triangle Books, 1938. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/VG-. The author's very first book featuring "the old maid who has become one of fiction's best-loved characters"--Tish (Letitia Carberry)--"the magnificent, the indomitable, the perennial spinster" & sleuth. These books served as the basis for the MGM film series starring Marjorie Main in the title role. Orig. published in a serialized format, 1912-1916, this is the First Triangle Books Edition, First Printing, from June 1938in 372 pages. Hardcover small 8vo has blue cloth-covered boards lettered in black to front & spine. Condition is VG-: very clean inside, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages significantly tanned, commensurate with paper quality of the era, but completely unmarked; most have a very small dampstain to outer-upper corners. Exterior boards show some small stained areas (large one to front in the same upper-outer corner as page dampstain); mild rubbing extremities, slightly bumped corners. The unclipped DJ is VG-: missing a strip of paper at head of spine, else colorful with very minor edgewear & slight chipping at heel of spine & corners; nicely protected in nonreflective mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.