Guides and Guards in Character-Building by C. H. Payne
1884. No Edition Remarks. 360 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding weakened but remains secure. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is slightly dulled. Book has a slight forward lean.