The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff
1961. Reprint. 252 pages. Illustrative jacket over purple cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible bumping to corners. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Bleaching to spine ends. Water staining to rear board. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Heavy sunning to spine. Light rubbing to surfaces.