Vintage 1950 Mass Market Paperback Chicago Confidential Jack Lait Lee Mortimer Dell First

1950 Dell Books mass market paperback, first edition

This is a vintage used item, in good used condition, with signs of age/wear; covers bear rubbing/scuffing, progressive edgewear and associated corner distress, light fading/smudging to cover whites, wear along/about spine, demarcations to front left near top, minor points of blemish/distress. Interior pages show clean/smooth, creamy-white, with bold black typeset; little wear/some tanning. Spine remains straight, with visible shelfwear (top/base), while binding is intact/secure and square-to-hand, but dry. There are no excessive nicks, chips, rips, tears, perforations, stains, residue or repairs.