The Dancing Star by Gladys Malvern
1952. Reprint. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains colour illustrated frontispiece, with black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Visible marking to some pages throughout, but text is not affected. Binding is slightly shaky, due to cracked front hinge, but all pages remain attached. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are heavily sunned. Visible marks overall. Boards are noticeably bowed.