[Signed] [First Edition] Alarms And Diversions [Signed] James Thurber [Used - Very Good] [Hardcover]

Octavo. xiv, 367 pp. First British edition. Illustrated throughout by James Thurber. Publisher's tan-brown cloth with titles and characteristic illustrations stamped in white to spine. Inscribed by James Thurber across the front free endpaper, signed "James" and apparently dated 1958; portions of the inscription, including the recipient's name, indecipherable. General wear, scattered light spotting and handling marks. Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine ends worn with slight fraying at crown. Page edges toned. Front endpapers and inscribed leaf foxed. Lacking the dust jacket. A signed first British edition of one of Thurber's broadest collections of stories, essays, and cartoons. The volume includes The Last Flower in its entirety. The Hamish Hamilton edition was officially published on October 31, 1957, preceding the formal American publication date. Particularly appealing for Thurber's expansive 1958 presentation inscription, in his oversized hand associated with the later years of his failing eyesight. N3.