The Art of Swimming and Diving Edna Child
1951. First Edition. 112 pages. Signed by the author. Black and white photographic dust jacket over yellow cloth with a photographic black and white frontis and plates throughout. Authors signature to title page. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Visible foxing and tanning to text block edges and both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavier tanning to spine. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. Splitting to joints and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends.