The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins illustrated by William Sharp (1946) hardcover book

Wilkie Collins illustrated by William Sharp - The Moonstone

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1946 (first published in 1944). Book Club edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Gray illustrated boards with gold lettering. 444pp. Previous owner inscription to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Toning to the front pastedown/front endpaper. Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. The spine is very slightly rolled. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is not priced (as is common with book club editions) and is in fair condition. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket. Some chipping to the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Some wear and chipping to corners and hinges. Large open tear to the lower right-hand corner of the rear dust jacket cover. Open tear to the upper edge of the dust jacket spine. Lower dust jacket spine is torn. Creasing, scratching, foxing, and smudging to all faces of the dust jacket. Discoloration to the inner flaps of the dust jacket.

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