The Things That Matter by Francis Gribble
1896. First Edition. 346 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscriptions to front free endpaper and half title page. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Binding is loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning 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. Visible wear and ring marks to boards.