Father Damien by Piers Compton
1933. First Edition. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Foreword written by Rev. Archbishop S.J. Goodier. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing. Frontispiece is clear and bright. Heavier tanning and foxing to free endpapers. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Peeling to board joints. Visible wear marks throughout. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Slight sunning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean.