So Dead The Rose by M. E. Chaber
1960. 192 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Orange pictorial cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been heavily rub worn with heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a heavily frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips.