Secret Water by Arthur Ransome
1955. Reprint. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Slightly grubby pages throughout. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to rear hinge and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Bleaching to boards. White marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky.