Principles and Practice of Harbour Construction. by William Shield
1895. No Edition Remarks. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. A couple of heavier cracks, exposing netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Sunning to spine.