The Gate of Knowledge: The Story Atlas - Volume 1 by John Stirling
No Edition Remarks. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Volume I. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. White marks and scratches overall. Textblock is shaky.