Cruel as the Grave Isabella Bayne
1956. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front hinge cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to rear pastedown and free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a marked forward lean. Mild fraying to cloth at spine ends. Water damage to sunned spine.