The Race by France, Ruth - 1958

Constable, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. Red coloured boards with white writing on the spine. Red coloured tint to top textblock edge. Illustrated black and white dustwrapper, showing a yacht under sail, with red coloured titles to the front panel and spine.  " The Race describes a dramatic yacht race between Wellington and Lyttleton, New Zealand, during which a gigantic storm unleashes itself and spells disaster to the majority of the contestants." -- from the plot synopsis.  Softening to the top spine edge and very minor rubbing to the book corners. Dust marks, browning and foxing to the paper edges. Offset tanning, browning and foxing to the endpapers with browning of the pages.Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. In fact the entire dustwrapper suffers from heavy rubbing. There is a 0.25 " tear to the top rear dust wrapper edge with associated creasing. Fading of the spine, to the point where the red of the writing has faded to almost white. Browning and very faint foxing to the verso of the dustwrapper.  This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pages. . The spine of the jacket has lost colour. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; New Zealand; Sailing ; Sport -- Yachting; Inventory No: 0104234. .