White (Patrick) Happy Valley. A Novel, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "E. N. Brown with best wishes Patrick White February 1939" to endpaper, scattered spotting to edges and first few ff. original cloth, spine slightly darkened, dust-jacket, browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, minor creasing to head and foot, light marking to panels, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy overall, 8vo, George C. Harrap, 1939.

⁂ Patrick White's first novel signed in the month of publication, later disowned by the author and not republished during his lifetime, we know of only a handful of inscribed copies.

Happy Valley was published on 2nd February, 1939. White inscribed another copy of this work to a Ruth Brown, again with the date of February 1939, however we have been unable to trace the connection of either Brown with the author.