The Art of Conjecture by Bertrand de Jouvenel
1967. First UK Edition. 307 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Translated from French by Nikita Lary. Pages are bright and clear with tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Pen and pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Tiny tear to edge of page 279. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Unclipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Sticker mark on rear panel. Lightly tanned overall.