Lie Down in Darkness

Styron, William

Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1951

About this Item

Very good first edition book in very good minus dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Darn tan cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on front panel spine. Board panels are scuffed and sunned on all edges. Back panel has light scrapes and a faint vertical line 3/8" from and parallel to the back fore-edge. Spine is more heavily sunned to the point where the lettering is only legible in a few places. Edges at head and tail of board spine are softened and creased. Lower fore-edge corners are softened and curled. External page edges are age-toned. Faint shadow transfers to end papers. Light age-toning to text pages, else internally clean. No foxing and text block is snug. Dust jacket extremities are sunned, more so on spine. Folds are creased and scuffed but not rubbed through. Spine has additional vertical marks at the upper end and light stains on the lower end. Edges at head and tail of jacket spine are rubbed and chipped with loss of up to 1/4" across width of spine. All fore-edge corner tips have minimal rubs. Upper edge of front panel has a1/4" closed vertical tear toward the right corner. Not price clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada may require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1698390775004

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lie Down in Darkness
• Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis
• Publication Date: 1951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author