Poems and Ballards Algernon Charles Swinburne
1912. New Impression. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are moderately tanned, but text remains clear. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Small pencil inscriptions to page facing half title page. Ex-libris sticker to front pastedown. Rough-cut edges. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Spine is slightly tanned, with noticeable crushing and splitting to ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall. Book has a slight forward lean.