"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Association Copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'Signed for Phyllis | with much love + | many memories | Catherine Heath.' Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Michael Bishop, priced at £7.95. Low grade paper quite heavily toned. Some toning also jacket flaps and edges, otherwise crisp and clean. Near fine. The author's fifth novel, here inscribed to one of the two dedicatees of her fourth novel, Lady on the Burning Deck (1978). Item #61167
Price: £45.00