Talpa: or The Chronicles of a Clay Farm by Chandos Wren Hoskyns
1903. No Edition Remarks. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are rough cut. Contains black and white illustrations throughout by George Cruikshank. Water staining to rear board. Pages are lightly tanned and moderately foxed, with a few small nicks and creases along text block edge. Pencil inscription to front paste-down, with occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning and foxing to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtle bowed. Water staining to rear board.