My Life as an Explorer by Roald Amundsen
1927. First Edition. 282 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white frontispiece, with 2 black and white maps. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing throughout. Slightly more pronounced to text block edges and endpapers. Mild cracking to gutters, exposing netting, however binding throughout remains firm. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Rubbing with slight fraying to edges and corners. Bubbling to spine and rear board. Faint water staining to both boards. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.