The Tie That Binds by Raymond H. Belton
No Edition Remarks. 159 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Black 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. Significant rubbing to surfaces.