The Way Things Are by E. M. Delafield
No edition remarks. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Undated but earliest previous owner's transcription dated 1927. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's sticker and inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Cracking to hinges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Faint water staining to boards. Small dent to front board. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.