A Gay Charmer by L. T. Meade
1903. No Edition Stated. 391 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative grey cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Plate facing page 55 is loose, but still present. Pages are mildly tanned with some foxing throughout. Binding is loose with noticeable cracking to gutters. Pages remain attached. Thumb-marking present throughout. Plates are mildly tanned with some foxing. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to spine edges. Water staining to boards, causing minor patches of discolouration to cloth. Book is bowed and forward leaning.