Shropshire by John Ernest Auden
1921. Third Edition. 258 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Noticeable cracking to gutters. Binding is weakened, however text block remains secure. Thumb-marking present to some pages. Pen inscription to mapped front free endpaper. Pencil annotations and marginalia to some pages. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is dulled. Marked sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to ends and fraying to cloth. Book has a slight backward lean.