Antigua, Penny, Puce

Penguin Main Series 605. 1st Edition in the Main Series, published 1947.

The Antigua, Penny, Puce is the rarest and most beautiful stamp in the world. That was how the auctioneer announced it, and from that moment the feud began in earnest, for as children they had agreed to share Oliver's schoolboy stamp collection, and Jane now wanted her rightful share. This barbed tale of sibling rivalry was praised by Philip Larkin as 'unique among novels' for 'its variety of original invention, not to mention its humour'.

Condition grading: Good. Pen inscription to title page. Small indentation to front cover above ‘ fiction’. Some foxing to rear cover. Very light foxing to front cover. Slightly grubby spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.