God Save the King, the Origin and History of the Music and Words of the National Anthem by William H. Cummings
1902. No Edition Stated. 126 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth covered boards with beige cloth to spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Contains black and white illustrated plates and score notes. Rough-cut pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers, pastedowns, and text block edges. Cracks to front hinge, exposing netting. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to title page. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have moderate edge wear with corner bumping. Heavy tanning to spine and edges with heavy crushing to spine ends. Severe splitting to joints and spine ends causing cloth to be frayed with small areas of loss. Black staining overall. Book has a slight forward lean.