Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes Lina Eckenstein
1906. No Edition Remarks. 231 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Inscribed to Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie 'with thanks for the Calverley suggestion'. Possibly referring to A. Calverley who recorded Egyptian wall sculptures. No actual signature. Moderate thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking and creasing to gutters, exposing netting visibly and causing some looseness to binding; pages remain attached. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with visible tanning, water staining and scuffing overall. Small punctures to rear board. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Prominent damp stain to front board.