Lotus And Chrysanthemum; An Anthology Of Chinese And Japanese Poetry Joseph Lewis French
1928. First Trade Edition. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Minor cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown and free endpaper. Top textblock edge dyed blue. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed. Visible wear and water marks to spine and boards.