New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, (1947). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 375 pp. Original khaki cloth covered boards, stamped in crimson, in original unclipped ($3.00) dust jacket. Considerable edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners, with a few small tears, some loss - particular to top corners, edges. Creasing and wrinkling, tape repairs to verso. Book is moderately tight, square and firm. Mild handling wear present with some rubbing to panel edges, toning, spotting, traces of foxing to panels. Light curling to spine ends, page edges tanned. Interior clean and unmarked, sans tiny pencil price to ffep. In the first-issue dust jacket with “Advance critical acclaim” to rear panel.

Dust Jacket: Good

Hardcover: Good

“The novel tells the story of Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic British consul in the Mexican city of Quauhnahuac, on the Day of the Dead in November 1938. The book takes its name from the two volcanoes, Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, that overshadow Quauhnahuac and the characters. Under the Volcano was Lowry's second and last complete novel. In 1998, Modern Library ranked Under the Volcano at number 11 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It was included also in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, Time's All-Time 100 Novels, and Anthony Burgess' Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939."