The Reluctant Hostess by Ethelind Fearon
1956. Third Printing. 127 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Alex Jardine. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.