The Naval Pioneers of Australia by Louis Becke & Walter Jeffery
1899. No Edition Remarks. 313 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably tanned. Damp staining to pre lim page edges and front board.Plates are bright and clear. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. 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. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Board corners are bumped.