Animal Stories by Stephen Southwold
1933. First Edition Thus. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards with red cloth spine with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to reverse frontispiece, last page textblock and pastedowns. Pen and ink stamp inscription to front pastedown and reverse frontispiece. Moderate loss and tear to frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor scuffing and splits to spine ends, edges and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.