1905. First Edition. 304 pages. No dust jacket. 'The Imperial Drug Trade; a Restatement of the Opium Question, in the Light of Recent Evidence and New Developments in the East, by Joshua Rowntree'. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine. Gilt lettering is darkened. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.