The Book of the Thin Red Line by Sir Henry Newbolt
1915. No Edition Remarks. 308 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Missing front free endpaper. Contains colour illustrated frontispiece, with other plates throughout, as well as black and white illustrations. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Plates are bright. Noticeable marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm, despite heavy cracking to front hinge. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are heavily sunned. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with visible marking also, including water stains. Book has a minor backwards lean.