The Loving Spirit Daphne du Maurier
1931. New Impression. 399 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Copyright page states 'First published February 1931; new impressions March, April, 1931'. Pages are mildly tanned with light foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Notable thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Inscription to pastedown has been scribbled out. Many dog-eared corners. Slight creases to several pages. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Notable tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing with slight fraying to head. Book has a moderate forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Gilt is slightly dulled.