Fatal Venture by Freeman Wills Crofts
1951. Fifth Impression. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Sticker to rear pastedown. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.