The Mottled Lizard by Elspeth Huxley
1962. No Edition Remarks. 335 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Faint pencil marks to rear pastedown. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.