The English Novel by J. B. Priestley
1945. Reprint. 158 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is slightly shaky, due to cracked front hinge, but all pages remain attached. Stamps and inscriptions to endpapers. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine is slightly tanned. Gilt remains bright. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall. Book has a slight forward lean.