Ease in Speech by Margaret Painter
1937. No Edition Remarks. 420 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Very light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Light cracking to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Mild staining to hinges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.