THE DEEP END
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 220 pages; G+/G+; red spine with black and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; significant shelfwear and rubbing to the jacket; marked soiling to the jacket with particularly significant soiling to the back of DJ; significant creasing to the top and bottom of the jacket; marked tearing and chipping to the head and tail of the spine; small open tears to either side of the spine at the head and the tail; significant fading to the spine; 3 small closed tears near the top of the back of the jacket; long creases to the fore edges of the jacket; marked tearing and creasing to the corners of the jacket flaps; 1.5 inch long closed tear to the top corner of the front flap; minor soiling to the jacket flaps; price unclipped '$2.50'; pencil marks to the inside of the jacket at the center of the spine; marked bumping to the corners of the boards and the tail of the spine; significant chipping to the cloth at the edges of the boards; spine is cocked; minor soiling to text block edges; fore edge of text block is deckled; marked soiling and age-toning to the front and back paste downs and free endpapers; previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down; imprint from bookplate to ffep; orange sticker from former bookstore to the back paste down; imprint from sticker to verso bfep; pencil markings to verso bfep; inked by previous owner on verso ffep; gutter split and webbing visible between ffep & half-title and recto bfep & preceding page; scattered soiling to the pages throughout; shelved in Case 6.
1357383
Shelved Dupont Bookstore
Price: $400