Merry Muse by Eric Linklater
1959. First Edition. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Black paper covered boards. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate water staining to fore edge textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners. Book has a heavy forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.