From Wisdom Court by Henry S. Merriman and Stephen G. Tallentyre
1896. First Edition. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Black marks overall. Textblock is shaky.