Ralph Bates — Rainbow Fish

New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, INC. 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of Ralph Bates' brilliant novel about criminal on a boat in Greece, signed by the author. The first U.S. edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.In the original unclipped third printing dust wrapper.A brilliant and vibrant novel by Ralph Bates, set in England and Greece, following a group of criminals who work on a boat for a Greek sponge collecting company. They live in isolation, avoiding society and the police, with poignant reflections on their past.Bates was an English novelist and political activist, known for his work on pre-Civil War Spain. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light fading and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few very light marks to the cloth. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips and closed tears, with a couple of neat tape repairs. Wraps are a little rubbed with a few light handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.