Dear Me, by Peter Ustinov, published by William Heinemann Ltd. 1977,

Dear Me, by Peter Ustinov, published by William Heinemann Ltd. 1977,

Hardcover with jacket, 280pp. Illustrated with six sets of black and white photographic plates.

Jacket condition: Tiny scuff on hinge of the front panel. Mild creasing to head and foot of the spine, with a small closed tear to each. Top edge of front flap lightly creased, with a couple of tiny closed tears. Price clipped. Top edge of rear flap creased and somewhat scuffed with small tiny tears and a couple of small chips. A couple of superficial scratches (indentations only). Jacket age-toned on the inside around the upper and lower edges, with light scuffing to head of spine and hinge of rear flap (inside only).

Book condition: Boards still reasonably clean and bright; one or two tiny inconspicuous marks on the front panel; very light soiling to the foot; very light fading and light bump to head. Corners still sharp. Foot very lightly shelf-rubbed, but not scuffed or frayed at all. Gilt lettering on spine crisp and intact. Top edge of text-block foxed. Front and rear endpapers crisp and clean. Small, faint yellow stain on fore-edge of p. 135; otherwise text-block internally clean; no foxing, no inscriptions, no underlining or highlighting, no annotations or marginalia. Six sets of black and white photographic plates intact. Binding is secure, intact; text is complete: no missing, loose, or torn pages.