The Life of Sir John Franklin, R.N. H. D. Traill
1896. No Edition Remarks. 454 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Moderate foxing and light tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Visible splitting to joints. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.