Parnell: A Biography by Joan Haslip
1936. First Edition. 406 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white photographic and illustrated plates. Pages are rough cut. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Plates are bright and clear, with slight tanning to edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean.