This beautiful edition of Dora Murray's Ideal by M C Fraser was published by the Religious Tract Society. The book itself isn't dated but I'd estimate it to be from the early 20th century. There is an inscription inside dated 1916.
The book is bound in blue cloth with stunning floral decoration to the front board and spine. It's in very good condition with light wear and crushing to the corners. The boards show minor marks and scuffs and the spine is lightly sunned. Crushing to the spine ends has caused very minor splitting in the cloth.
Inside, the pages show age toning with scattered foxing. There is a written inscription to the front free endpaper. Sadly there is loss to the bottom corner of page 23. There are occasional cracks to the gutter but the pages remain tightly bound.
Dimensions approximately 19cm x 13cm x 2.5cm.
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).