The Adventure of John Carfax: A Gentleman of Devon Sometime Seaman in the British Navy by Lawrence R. Bourne
1934. Reprint. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and pressed design to front and back. One colour illustrative plate by title page. Binding remains firm. Some cracking to gutters, with exposed netting in one or two places. Ownership plate to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Foxing to text block edges and to first and last few pages. Plate is bright and clear, with some light tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends and bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with gilt lettering darkened.