The Prodigal Returns by Anon (Lillian Stavely)
1921. No Edition Remarks. 220 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are lightly cracked with slightly exposed netting but boards remain firmly attached. Annotations and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. 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.