The Master of the Shell by Talbot Baines Reed
1948. First Edition Thus. 248 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and moderate foxing throughout, heavy in places. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Mild sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Heavy foxing to spine. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over. Sticker to front panel.