Cat Bit Amber, Signed (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good Book/Very Good Dust Jacket. First Printing as stated. Drawings by Victor J. Dowling. Foreword by Carl Van Vechten. Signed by the author in ink directly to the front free endpaper. Heathered tan full cloth binding with gilt stamped title on spine. Covers are clean. Gilt is bright. Lower corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket shows age tanning, creases, edgewear, rubbing, scratches, shelfwear, soiling, and spots of foxing to all extremities. Front panel shows large scratch. Creases to top and bottom edges of back panel. Sunning to spine. Spine ends show chipping with loss. Chipping to corners. Dust jacket is protected in mylar sleeve. Mylar sleeve shows some shelfwear. "Signed Copy" sticker affixed to front of mylar sleeve. All edges of textblock show age tanning, shelfwear, and soiling. Light paste action to front and rear pastedowns with offsetting to free endpapers. Light soiling to front free endpaper. Loose thread glued behind rear pastedown. Hinges strong. Binding is cracked in several places with stitching exposed but otherwise intact. Spine leans slightly to left. Pages show edge tanning but are otherwise clean and unmarked. 64 pages. 6-1/4 X 9-1/4. Signed.