The Dark Fortune by Jean S. MacLeod
1962. First Published. 191 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrative jacket over brown cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Front free endpaper is removed. Tearing to half title page. Notable tape marks to pastedowns, half title page and rear free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a visible forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some sunning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.