The Guilty Are Afraid James Hadley Chase
1957. First Edition. 255 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black paper covered boards. Pages are slightly tanned with minor foxing throughout. Heavier foxing to text-block edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil mark to front free endpaper and pastedown with small sticker. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surface. Minor scratches to boards. Light sunning to spine with prominent crushing to spine ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Notable tanning and staining all over the dust jacket. Reverse reinforced with tape.