Gray by Edmund W. Gosse
1882. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Pages are bright with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Rusted staple binding. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper and half title page, with water drops and a few small nicks along text block edge. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean and bow. Liquid drops on all surfaces.