The Concubine by Norah Lofts
1964. First Edition Thus. 359 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Minor tear to front hinge. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Mild sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Mild water stains and droplets to boards.