The Wilder Shores of Love by Lesley Blanch
1954. This Edition. 322 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Ex Libris plate to front free endpaper. Light foxing and tanning to pages. Much more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.