This is a beautiful hardback book, its cover is covered in synthetic leather with gold embossed title and gold edging on the pages. This is a book from the Collection of Mystery Classics, copyright 1966. It looks as though someone set something on it while it was standing upright, leaving a couple minor dents on the top of the cover, not visible from the front. Beautiful book that appears to never have been read, 274 pages, obviously not consistent with my specialty of reader’s copies, but at this price you could buy it just to read and still get your money’s worth of enjoyment!