Fifield, William - The Devil's Marchioness

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A bright UK first edition, first impression. Wrapper : The evocative period wrapper on this copy ( artwork by Loudon Sainthill ) is bright, unfaded and complete. It is unclipped. I t shows a hint of rubbing and scuffing to the spine ends. Looks sharp. Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. The pages are clean - there is a trace of tape residue on both endpapers. The closed page edges are sound though dulled with age. No foxing. No dog-eared pages. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper.Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1957 Condition: Very Good ++. Wrapper: Near Fine Show more