Under Sail in the Last of the Clippers Frederick William Wallace
1936. First Printed. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering has become dull. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.