The Lonely Girl by Edna O'Brien
1962. First Edition. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.