The Scratch on the Surface by Terry Harknett
1962. First Published in Great Britain. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Light rust staining to gutter of pages 88 and 89. Minor pen inscription to front pastedown. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits. Book is forward leaning. Light marking overall.