Hide and Seek, or, The Mystery of Mary Grice by Wilkie Collins
1896. Library Edition. 362 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Water staining to hinges. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Creasing to spine. Book is bowed and forward leaning.