The Deceivers by John Masters 1952 First Edition First Printing Very Good/Good

The Deceivers — John Masters
Viking Press, 1952. First edition, first printing.

Condition: Very Good/Good (clean and sound, honest wear).
The dust jacket grades Good.
Noted flaws, plainly:
• chipping and loss to head of jacket spine
• chipping and paper loss to foot of jacket spine (photo 5)
• closed tears and chip to lower front corner of jacket (photo 1)
• general edgewear and rubbing to jacket
• toning/soiling to rear jacket panel (photo 2)
• age-toning to page-block edges (photos 7-8)
Photos show the exact copy you will receive.

Printing points, checked on this copy:
• First American edition: The Viking Press, New York, 1952
• Copyright page reads 'Published by The Viking Press in April 1952', published same day in Canada by Macmillan of Canada
• No later-printing statement and no number line present
• Jacket front flap priced $3.00 (rules out book-club issue)
• Second novel by Masters, after Nightrunners of Bengal

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