Fighting the Whales by R.M. Ballantyne
1882. No Edition Remarks. 124 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages and illustrations are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean.