Author's short story collection in a decent wartime copy. 5th printing, no dust jacket. In edgeworn red cloth boards with light staining. Interior slightly yellowed with insignificant smudges. From preface by Wolcott Gibbs: "...here, in fact is just about everything that an extraordinarily observant man can find in the America bounded on the east by Fifty-second Street and the west by Hollywood Boulevard. It is all very, very good." 205 pgs. Legend on publisher's page: "A Wartime Book" with artwork and legend: "Books are weapons in the war of ideas." ; 31414; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall