The Development of Africa. A Study in Applied Geography by Arthur Silva White
1892. Second Revised Edition. 307 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and noticeable tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible fraying, tanning and scuffing overall. Prominent splitting to joints. Spine has heavier tanning with moderate splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.