The Romance of Coal by Charles R. Gibson
1923. No Edition Remarks. 310 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt decoration to spine. Dedicated with the author's compliments. Contains black and white and photographic illustrated plates. rear pages are uncut. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's name to front free endpaper, with a pencil inscription to paste-down. Minor dog-eared corners, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Plates are bright and clear, with slight tanning to edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.