Flowering Earth by Donald Culross Peattie
1948. First Edition Thus. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with silver lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Sunning to spine.