The Lonely Ones, William Steig
First edition, later printing of Steig's fourth book, featuring darkly comic portraits of eccentrics and loners. With an introduction by Wolcott Gibbs.
New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Publisher's original illustrated boards; pp. 103, illustrated throughout. Stated 24th printing on the jacket front flap. A near fine copy in a very good or better, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, minimal wear to boards. Internally clean. Jacket shows light shelfwear, toning to spine with a chip to spine crown. Protected in archival mylar.