Something Like A Hero by Mowbray John
1925. First Edition. 215 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with an illustration pasted on. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with fraying and split cloth. Book has a slight forward lean.