Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter. Little, Brown, 1962. First Edition.
Vintage hardcover with dust jacket. Some wear to edges and corners of jacket. Yellow boards are clean, binding is tight. Burgundy marble end papers. Previous owner's name on first page. No other markings inside. Very good condition of this first edition book.
Katherine Anne Porter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer and journalist. She is known for her short story collections, dealing with dark themes such as betrayal, death, and human evil. Ship of Fools (1962) is a novel "rich in incident, passion, and treachery.... explores themes of nationalism, cultural and ethnic pride, and basic human frailty that are as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 1962." (Hachette Book Group).