The Little Karoo, by Pauline Smith. Published by The Traveller`s Library, 1950

Harcover, 189 pp. With an Introduction by Arnold Bennett, and a Preface by William Plomer. Condition: Very Good. Boards pristine--bright, clean and crisp; corners sharp, spine intact, no edgewear, no fading. Silver lettering on spine and publisher's decorative insignia on front cover intact and bright. Some foxing to edges of text block. Heavy foxing to endpapers, introductory and final pages. Occasional foxing throughout. No inscriptions, no hightlighting, no underlining, no marginalia or notes in the text. No tears, loose or missing pages, the text block is complete. All four tips of the cover-corners neatly snipped off--but not price clipped. Light foxing and toning to inside of cover. Two small closed tears to the hinges on the lower edge of the cover; at the top edge, scuffing and minor chipping at the hinges and spine of cover. Light foxing and shelf rubbing to outside of front cover.