The Secret of Childhood by Maria Montessori
1995. Reprinted. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt. Pink pages. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to rear hinge with netting exposed. Binding slightly loose. Some underlining. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some additional mild marks and staining.