Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (New Whitehall Series No.10) by Sir James Crombie
1962. First Edition. 224 pages. Red dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are bright and clear with mild foxing, thumb marking and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and creasing to gutters and rear hinge; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.