People's Book Club, Chicago, 1947. Dark blue cloth, decorative end-papers, gilt letters against a red background. Spine bumping, hd & ft, corners. Crisp white pages W/O markings. Spine gilt a bit subdued by still extant & legible. There is just a hint of separation at the head, but book is still tightly bound - both hinges are sound. 581 pages.
Subtitled: "Thirty One Short Stories By Edna Ferber." Includes "Farmer In The Dell", "The Afternoon Of A Faun", "Every Other Thursday", and "No Room At The Inn", among many other favorites.