The Black Joke by J. M. Scott
1950. First Edition. 276 pages. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over brown cloth. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild foxing. Mild rubbing and marking all over.