Short story privately printed by Lippincott Co. and gifted. Ownership signature on title page. A surreal short story about angels, and Baudelaire, set in Africa, a continent that Spark traveled through and lived in during her married life, and a place she wrestled with, she ridicules the racism of colonial characters, and yet it also upholds colonial attitudes in parts. The story helped launch her literary career.

Lippincott, 1960. First edition thus. Pamphlet, staple bound, unnumbered. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Graphic wraps have very light toning around the edges. Otherwise in very good condition.