Collectible - Acceptable First Edition

Baltimore: John Murphy & Co., 1854. First edition. Sm 8vo hardcover in brown publisher's cloth with decorative blind frame to boards, and gilt titling and blind floral decoration to spine. 344pp. Reading copy only. Lightly marked ex-subscription library with library rules bookplate to front pastedown. Covers shelfworn, faded, and stained. Edges skinned and corners frayed. Spine head slightly erose and bottom 3/4 of spine detached; spine cocked. Page edges moderately toned and spotted. Dampstaining across top-edge near spine. Front endpage cut out and rear endpage toned. About top inch of second frond endpage torn away, with eraser marks below. Interior quite foxed, with occasional dampstains. Errata sheet tipped in at front. (literature, fiction, historical fiction, asia, japan) Inquire if you need further information.