Animals of To-day their life and Conversation by C. J. Cornish
1898. No Edition Remarks. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates; plate after page 216 is detached but present. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.