Patent Applied For: A Century Of Fantastic Inventions by Fred Coppersmith and J. J. Lynx
1949. First Edition. 100 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Thumb marking present. Occasional foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. 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. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed.