The Chieftain and the Scout by Edward S. Ellis
No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated green cloth. Front free endpaper appears to have been removed. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Moderate cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Minor pencil inscription to half-title page. Heavy cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing board to be very loose. Staining to text-block edges. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Water staining to front board. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.