Gal's Gossip by Arthur M. Binstead
1899. No edition stated. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated beige cloth with black lettering to spine and front board. Ex-libris plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are visibly tanned with notable foxing and stains throughout. Heavy tanning and pencil marks to pastdowns and endpapers. Notable cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Noticeable water stain to to text-block top edge. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping and fraying to corners, visible dust stains, black marks and rubbing to surface. Notable tanning to spine with moderate crushing to spine ends. Book has forward lean.