Secrets of Earth and Sea by Ray Lankester
1920. First Edition. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Minor cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.