Tennessee Williams. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. [New York]: New Directions, [1950]. First edition, trade issue. Octavo (8 x 5.25 inches; 202 x 135 mm.). [2, blank], [10], 148, [2, blank] pages. Publisher's black cloth, spine lettered in yellow and front board stamped in yellow; all edges of the text block trimmed; plain endpapers; in the original dust jacket, priced $2.00. Spine gently leaning; extremities lightly rubbed. Endpapers a little discolored from binding glue; infrequent, light marginal soiling throughout text. Dust jacket edges lightly worn with a few nicks or tiny chips to the fold edges and base of the spine panel; crown with a half-inch closed tear near the front panel fold, creased diagonally, another short closed tear to the top edge of the front panel; rear panel lightly rubbed with a couple trivial soil spots. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. Williams's first novel. (#10046).
