Practical Seamanship for Use in the Merchant Service by John Todd and W. B. Whall
1919. Seventh Edition. 442 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's ink stamp to front paste down. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine. Gilt lettering is darkened.