They Walk in the City: the Lovers in the Stone Forest by J.B. Priestley
1936. First Edition. 515 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Cracking to front hinge with exposed binding, causing board to be slightly loose. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Reinforced with tape to insides. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbing and foxing to all surfaces. Water stain to spine.