East London by Walter Besant
1901. No Edition Remarks. 366 pages. No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Contains black and white illustrated plates by Phil May, Joseph Pennell and L. Raven Hill. Pages are rough cut. Pages are lightly tanned and heavily foxed, with a few nicks and creases along text block edge. Moderate cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains mostly firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Water staining through upper corners. Plates are lightly tanned and moderately foxed. Slight tearing to rear pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Slight bubbling to spine.