Inferno by Henri Barbusse
1932. First Edition Thus. 263 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with red lettering to spine. First published in 1932 in an edition of 2000 copies. Translated by John Rodker. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and text block edges. Mild cracking to gutters on occasion, however pages remain firmly attached. Top text block edge dyed green with minor water drops. Text is unaffected. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Heavy sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Fraying with small splits to spine edges. Noticeable water staining to boards and spine. Book is bowed with a pronounced forward lean.