The Children's Book of Famous Lives. Eric Duthie

First edition first printing Includes a piece " Julius Caesar" by W E Johns on page 60
The front boards and spine have water damage but are straight and un bumped. The gold lettering on the spine is bright and bold.The internal pages are clean and bright and the binding is very tight.
Dust wrapper/ There are creases to the top and bottom edges of the front cover. The top and bottom right hand corners have small chips and the bottom, left hand corner has a crease and a 2cm closed tear. The top left hand corner has two closed tears, one is 2cm and the other on the spine hinge is 1cm. the top and bottom of the spine have rubs and creases. the top of the spine has a 1/2 cm closed tear and the bottom edge has a 2cm closed tear. The back cover top and bottom right hand corners have 2cm closed tears. all of the hinges are rubbed. Not price cut. The rear of the jacket has invisible tape to the bottom of the spine, otherwise it is clean.
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