The First Good Joy by C. A. Nicholson
No Edition Remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with black lettering to spine. Water staining to paste-downs, endpapers and page edges. Pages are lightly tanned with heavy foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Slight insect damage to front hinge and free endpaper with exposed netting. Minor dog-eared corners, with water staining and a few small nicks along text block edge. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a mild forward lean and bow.