The Story of Our Empire by Percy R. Salmon
1920. First Edition. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Contains black and white illustrations with colour plates. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Noticeable tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Heavy rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed with sunning to spine.