The Lure of the Lagoon by Percy F. Westerman
1955. First Edition. 254 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Reinforced with tape to all surfaces. Notable rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges and small splits to joints. Sunning to spine.