Description
24mo, 188pp. Hardcover in pink cloth embossed in small fleur-de-lys motifs on front cover with title in black on spine in good condition with an illustrated colour d/w and titles in red print in fair condition with all corners and edges chipped and a more significant tear onto the front internal flap, now protected in clear archival covering, endpapers very tanned with the frail paperstock discoloured and browned on all edges. Spine is tight with all pages attached and no prior owner markings present. The Collins reprint of this book is certainly scarce and despite its fragility, it is overall in quite good condition. It is a translation from the French by M.P. Willcocks and is from the Collins Modern Fiction series at 1/3 net priced on rear cover advertising.