The Charity Ball by Egon Hostovsky
1957. First Published. 198 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.Gilt lettering is noticeably darkened. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.