The Laughing Matter: A Serious Story by William Saroyan
1954. First Edition. 220 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over orange cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are mildly tanned with light foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Notable thumb-marking present. Mild water droplets to pages throughout. Notable tape staining to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have notable edgewear with corner crushing and heavy marking to boards. Notable tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Notable cracking to front joint. Mild water stains and droplets to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.