Child of China by Maria Gleit
1939. No Edition Stated. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with decorations. Black and white and red block coloured illustrations throughout. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Severe cracking to front hinge and gutters causing board and pages to be loose. Noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Thumb-marking present throughout. Water staining to top edge of text block. Text is unaffected. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Visible water staining overall with cloth discolouration. Book is bowed and forward leaning.