The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. This is an ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book, Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure! Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: "I ask asylum." With these words a man, pleading and terrified, bursts into the office of James Dory, assistant to the United States Ambassador to Chile. Before Dory can properly question him, the Chilean is arrested by the secret police and accused of the murder of an American businessman in Santiago the night before.