Sunbirds and Jacarandas by Madeline Alston
1951. First Edition. 178 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Light tanning to pages with minor foxing throughout. Visible water staining to text block edges and pastedowns with red markings. Text is not affected. Minor cracking to gutters, exposing netting. Binding remains firm. Unequal tanning to endpapers due to jacket flaps. Bookseller sticker to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear and water marks to boards. Boards are slightly discoloured. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with tears, chips, and creases. Heavy red water staining to dustjacket. Substantial area of loss to spine and panel.