An Old Captivity. Nevil Shute, author. Literary Guild Edition (1940). VG/VG-

Literary Guild, NY, 1940 (copyright). Light gray cloth, light gray top-edge, decorative front board & spine, topographical end-papers, deckled pages, gray letters against a dark blue background. Minor spine bumping, hd & ft, corners sharp. Previous seller's price, in pencil, top corner of the Half-Title Page - no other markings. Dyed top-edge is lightly faded. Top corner of the front end-paper looks like something may have been erased/scuffed. Book is just slightly out-of-true, with a hair of separation at the head, but is still tightly bound - both hinges are sound. DJ is worn & chipped in places - mainly at top & bottom of spine, and along the front fold. Still colorful & attractive. In an early un-labeled protective sleeve. 333 pages + Author's Note.