A Long Delay

1887. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Red decorative cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Gilded page edges. Light foxing and tanning to pages; heavier to pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters exposing netting but binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Thumb marking present. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has moderate sunning with soft crushing and splitting to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.