The Bible As English Literature by J. H. Gardiner
1906. First Edition. 402 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Gilt top edge to textblock. Dedicated and initialed by the author on front free endpaper. Pages bright and clear with slight foxing to top textblock edge and very mild tanning to endpapers. Gilt on top textblock edge dulled. Front free endpaper with author's dedication and minor additional annotation. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces and some small marks. Tanning to spine and mild crushing and fraying top and bottom. Gilt dulled. Boards are slightly warped. Book has forward lean.