My Young Alcides (Novels and Tales, Volume 12)

viii, 376pp. 2pp publisher's adverts, three black and white plates (inc. tissue-guarded frontispiece). Green cloth-covered boards; gilt band on front and spine, gilt titles on printed spine label; blue endpapers. 12mo. Sun-faded spine; rubbed spine ends, cloth worn through, corners and bottom edges lightly rubbed. Light wear to boards staining to front. Top text block edge dusty, all edges starting to tan and fox. Evidence of former plate pasted to verso of first page. Title and illustration contents pages just holding on, water stain to bottom corner. Tissue guard and prelim pages foxing. Gutters strained in places, volume quite loose. Internally neat, clean and bright