The Americans: Fifty Talks on Our Life and Times Alistair Cooke
1979. First Edition. 272 pages. Signed by the author. Black and white photographic dust jacket over beige cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Signed by the author to front endpaper. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.