The Days Were Too Short by Marcel Pagnol
1960. First edition thus. 341 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with silver gilt. Ex libris plate at front. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Some additional mild marks and staining. Book has slight forward lean.