A Handbook of Proverbs, Mottoes, Quotations and Phrases by James Allan Mair
No Edition Remarks. 505 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Hinges and gutters are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pen inscription to contents page. Binding is loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.