THE STAKES ARE HIGH - Edited by Brent Ashabranner             Pennant Books, First Edition, 1954                                               Condition: Very Good                                                                                                                                                                         A collection of 15 stories about men and women who made an all-or-nothing gamble with fate.  Authors include D. H. Lawrence, William Saroyan, Roald Dahl, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Vincent Benet and James Thurber.  Modest spine lean and wear, light wear on extremities, light page toning.  Some page unevenness, but secure binding and no markings.