Scalpel Sword and Stretcher: Forty Years of Work and Play by Colonel Robert J Blackham
No Edition Stated. 340 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth. Includes black & white frontispiece and plates. Dedication from author to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Noticeable cracking to front hinges causing board to be slightly loose. Page 101 is completely detached but still present. Noticeable cracking to gutters, however the rest of the pages are attached. Faint thumb-marking throughout. Small tears and creases to edges of some pages. Plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Boards have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Faint white marks present to all surfaces. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.