Books Fatal to Their Authors by P.H. Ditchfield
1903. 244 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with black lettering. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with ex libris plate to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.