The Idstone Papers: A Series of Articles and Desultory Observations on Sport and Things in General Thomas Pearce Idstone
1872. No Edition Remarks. 285 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Light staining, foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached; cracking to hinges much lighter. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.