The Last Flower: A Parable in Pictures by James Thurber (1939) hardcover book

James Thurber - The Last Flower: A Parable in Pictures

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1939. Stated first edition. Oblong. Hardcover. Orange boards with black and white lettering/decoration. Unpaginated. Pricing annotation from the previous bookstore (in pencil) to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Some staining/foxing/smudging/staining to the lower edge of the rear pastedown/endpaper. Minor smudging/discoloration throughout the text. 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 price clipped and is in poor 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. Open tear to the upper edge of dust jacket cover. Closed/open tears to the upper edge of the rear dust jacket cover. Missing sizeable portions of the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Chipping and tearing to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Some staining to the dust jacket flaps.

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