The Piping on the Wind by Brigid Knight
1941. Second Edition. 349 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Water staining to top text block edge. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Fraying to spine edges.