King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
1905. No Edition Remarks. 306 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt. Black and white illustrated plates. Pages are moderately tanned and heavily foxed throughout. Minor pencil marking to reverse of frontispiece. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate tanning to spine. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains.