Sultan Jim, Empire Builder by Herbert Strang
1913. First Edition. 372 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial boards with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrated plates by Cyrus Cuneo. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Slight tearing to page 191. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Water drops on endpapers and paste-downs. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight backward lean and bow. Water staining to joint and rear corner.