LUCKY PETE

New York:Abelard-Schuman. (1954). 1st edition. 158pp. Illustrated by Gioia Fiammenghi. Hardcover with dust jacket.  Decorated bords lighlty soiled with very light wear along edges. Internally, end pages age-toned but clean, free of previous owners marks or signatures. The binding is tight although slightly cocked, with hinges intact. The dust jacket is still in one piece and not price-clipped, however heavily worn along edges and folds with small chips and tears. Both ends of spine strip are chipped.