The Scholars by Wu Ching-Tzu
1957. No Edition Remarks. 721 pages. Illustrative jacket over grey cloth with beige slipcase. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Notable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. Slipcase has moderate edgewear with marking to panels and scuffing to edges. Notable tearing and splits to edges. Scuffing and marks overall.