Sailors' Knots by W. W. Jacobs
1909. Fourth Edition. 302 pages. No dust jacket. Red illustrated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages and text block edges are lightly tanned with moderate foxing throughout. Heavier tanning to end pages and title page. Small tear, water staining and small pencil inscriptions to front free end paper. The binding is moderately shaky with cracking and slight netting to hinges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Minor tanning to spine and edges. Small stains to rear board and spine.