Darien Venture by C. V. Terry
1955. First Published in GB. 240 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Large area of loss to all surfaces. Brown marks overall.