The Curious Lobster's Island

Author: Richard W. Hatch, Illustrated Marion Freeman Wakeman, 1939 1st Edition, Dustjacket
Beautiful bright red cloth hardbound boards decorated with black text on the spine and a silhouette of a lobster on the front cover. The decorative dustjacket has the inside flap corners clipped (probably from publisher) but the price is intact. Edge damage along the top and bottom of the back strip and at the corners of the jacket. The spine, boards and corners show no edgewear nor blemished but there is one crease on the front board (see photos). Corners have no wear but the two lower corners have a small bump. The spine is straight with hinges firmly attached to the decorative endpapers. Text block solid with all pages firmly attached, two dark blemishes along top edge, no impact the interior pages. Deckled pages front of block. Slight age tanning throughout. The interior pages are in excellent condition with no chips, tears or any previous owner markings. Publishers mark on copywrite page.