The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter by Adolphe Danziger De Castro and Ambrose Bierce
1927. First edition thus. 256 pages. Illustrated jacket over blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine. From the Traveller's Library series. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Clipped front endpaper. Pencil inscriptions to pre title page. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright. Unclipped jacket has some edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Jacket is rather rubbed and marked overall.