At the opening of this story—in Vichy in 1940—Lanny Budd had been the intimate of the world's great—famous and notorious—for more than twenty years. Outwardly the friend and confidant of the Nazi and fascist gangsters, this secret agent of Franklin D. Roosevelt is one of the most amazing figures in modern fiction.
The condition of this book is acceptional. The book boards are a dark red and the dust jacket is blue. There is some chipping, rubbing and a few tears to the dust jacket, it is covered in mylar to prevent further rubbing and tearing. The top edge of the pages looks to be gray in color. There is also a little bit of visible water damage, but nothing that ruined the book itself.