The Old Wives' Tale Arnold Bennett
1948. Reprint. 517 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Sticker to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Black marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky.