Pleasing God by Robert Philip
1872. Fifth Edition. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Brow pictorial boards with gilt lettering. Pages 19-30 are slightly loose. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and half title page, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners, and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.