The Book of Roses by Louis Durand
1923. Reprinted. 101 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Rough cut textblock edges. Laminated jacket. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Water staining to top edge. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with notable areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.