The Life of Sir John Franklin by H. D. Traill
1896. No Edition Remarks. 454 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. End papers are more notably tanned. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Further staining to gutters. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Gilt lettering has become dull. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.