Memorial Life of William McKinley by Col. G. W. Townsend - 1901

D. Z. Howell, 1901. Hardcover. Fair - Cash/No Jacket. Blue hardcover with black line work and illustrations to the cover and spine. The title is in gold gilt lettering on the cover and spine. The spine has an illustration of an axe on a stick with a laurel wreath in front of it. The cover has a black and white photograph of William McKinley in the center, surrounded by laurel leaves with ribbons. There are two shields on the left and right sides of the leaves, while the book's titles are above and below the image. The pages have sprayed marbled edges. Heavy surface and edge wear to the cover. The corners have been bumped. The boards are showing in the corners. The cover is traying where the boards are exposed. There's soiling to the cover. Scuffing to the image of William McKinley, as well as some soiling and pen marks. There are more pen marks throughout the bottom half of the cover. The entirety of the cover has broken away from the rest of the book, but is being held to it by the netting. All of the endpages have been torn out. There are some pen markings on the inside of the front cover. There are several cracks in the spine throughout the book. The netting can be seen in a few of the cracks. Pages show reader wear and have soiling. A few of the pages have a majority of the page torn out. There are a few loose pages as well. A majority of the pages are whole and secure. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.