A Breath of French Air by H. E. Bates
1959. Second Impression. 158 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some sunning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Water staining to boards. Textblock is shaky.