John Holdsworth Chief Mate W. Clark Russell
1880. Third Edition. 382 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration to front board and spine. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Mild thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front endpaper and title page. Mild cracking to gutters, with exposed binding. Heavy cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Mild tanning and foxing to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate scratching and marking to boards, including bleaching droplets to front and ink drops to rear. Small dents to board edges. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Book has prominent forward lean.