Mary Motley — Devils in Waiting
New York, The Viking Press, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel following an Englishwoman in French Equatorial Africa. First edition. The personal narrative of a young Englishwoman in an African outpost where the dark world of fetish is ever present. Written by Mary Motley, a well-regarded author and cousin to Sir Winston Churchill. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper also marked with light chipping and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with small marks to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.
