The Devious Ways by Philip Freund
1962. No Edition Remarks. 196 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Boots library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front board. Textblock is shaky. Book has a visible forward lean.