Vanguards of the Plains by Margret Hill McCarter
1917. No Edition Stated. 398 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Heavy cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose. Binding is shaky, however pages remain attached. Small tears to fore edge of front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned with occasional foxing throughout. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Fraying with small splits to spine edges. Black marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.