For Esme- with Love and Squalor J. D. Salinger
1962. Reprinted. 215 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Plain dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Jacket front flap taped to boards. Library markings are heavy. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Almost split in two at spine. Moderate tanning to spine.