The Development of Navies by S. Eardley-Wilmot
1892. No Edition Remarks. 295 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Missing front free endpaper. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Minor foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with moderate splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.