The Pen and the Sword by M. Foot
1957. First Edition. 387 pages. Signed by the author. Pink dust jacket over black cloth. Flat signed by author to front free endpaper. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible bumping to corners. Notable crushing to spine ends. Water staining to boards. White marks overall. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Notable tanning to spine. Black marks to panels. Visible rubbing to surfaces.