Joys of Life by Uffa Fox
1966. First Edition. 211 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white plates. Pages are slightly tanned with minor foxing throughout. Heavier tanning to text-block edges, pastedowns and endpapers with tape and water stains. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surface. Notable staining to boards. Moderate sunning to spine and boards edges with noticeable crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, staining and creasing. Lamination is coming away from flaps. Dust jacket reinforced with tape.