The Lost Opportunity by Alexandre Cretzianu
1957. First Edition. 188 pages. Dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Occasional annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil and pen throughout; text remains unaffected. Front hinge is moderately cracked causing boards to be loose. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.