Martin Rattler; or, A Boy's Adventures in the Forests of Brazil

Year: Undated edition (no date printed on title page) — Collins Clear-Type Press reprint, early 20th century A well-loved antiquarian hardcover in the decorative Collins pictorial cloth binding, with a striking gilt and colour-printed cover design of a canoe, moose, and river scene, and a matching pictorial spine of a sailing ship. Includes a colour frontispiece and title page reading "Eight Coloured Illustrations." Boards: bright cloth colour retained overall, with rubbing and fraying to the spine ends (head and tail) and bumping to the corners Spine: pictorial gilt titling remains legible and attractive; some wear along the spine cloth edges Hinges: front inner hinge is cracked/tender, with a small closed tear at the front free endpaper corner (visible where it meets the pastedown) — book is still holding but should be handled gently Text block: complete to page 268 plus original publisher's advertisements; pages are tanned/toned as expected with age, with scattered foxing to the endpapers Prior ownership: small pencil ink notations to a front endpaper (a "2" and a small "E4" mark), otherwise no inscriptions or bookplates noted Overall a solid, displayable copy with strong original artwork on the covers, showing honest wear commensurate with age.…