British Ocean Racing by Douglas Phillips-Birt
1960. First Edition. 266 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription and scuffing to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. White marks and water staining to boards. Textblock is shaky.