The Retreat from Mons by A. Corbett-Smith
1917. Reprinted. 257 pages. No dust jacket. Red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white frontispiece and map to back. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.