The Tortoise and The Hare Elizabeth Jenkins
1954. No Edition Remarks. 252 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate foxing and light tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and rear hinge, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering is noticeably darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.