The City & the Wave by Jon Godden
1954. First Published. 223 pages. Blue dust jacket over black cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.