• Perimeter Fraying: There is severe, prominent fraying, thread separation, and loss along the entire right side margin and all four outer corners.
• Surface Wear: The cover graphics display notable age discoloration, heavy gray handling smudges, foxing, and surface abrasions expected from a 140+ year old nursery book.
• Spine: The spine binding is heavily worn and loose, though the interior cloth sheets remain bound together.

• Material Integrity: Because the pages are heavy cloth linen rather than paper, they have successfully resisted standard tearing, chipping, or brittleness.
• Legibility: The woodcut illustrations and large primer font remain bold, clear, and perfectly legible.
• Aging: Mild age-toning and occasional light smudging on the cloth surface, but free from modern ink markings or heavy water destruction.

selling as pictured.

more than welcome to pick up at shop in butler pa & save shipping.

051526 gp