The Pirate Walter Scott
1898. The Border Edition. 681 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Black and white illustrations by Andrew Lang. Inscription to front endpaper. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Light cracking to gutters, pages have remained tightly bound. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Boards are notably bowed. Book has a prominent forward lean. Moderate water marks to boards and spine.