This beautiful edition of The Little Savage by Captain Marryat was published by George Routledge and Sons. The book itself is undated but there is a written inscription dated 1908. So the book is likely to be from the Edwardian era.
It is bound in blue cloth with beautiful pictorial decoration and gilt lettering to the front and spine. It's in very good condition but there is some light discolouration and spotting to the boards (possibly from past exposure to damp). The corners are lightly worn and there is foxing to the text block edges. Crushing to the spine ends has caused minor splitting in the cloth.
Inside, the endpapers are tanned and there is a written inscription on the FFEP. There is scattered foxing throughout and occasional cracks to the gutter - despite this the pages remain tightly bound. Some of the top corners have been dog eared by a previous reader which has left creasing behind.
The book will arrive hand wrapped in patterned wallpaper and string.
I use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is oxo-degradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).