Masterman Ready by Captain Marryat
1900. No edition remarks. 340 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Faint brown staining to a few pages, text is not affected. Previous owner's pencil inscription to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Front hinge is cracked, causing board to be loose. Light scuffing to text-block edges, with water staining. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Faint water staining to boards. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean.