Straight Paths and Crooked Ways by H B Paull. Published in Warnes Star Series by Frederick Warne and Co, London & New York. The cover is purple cloth with a gilded title block and embossed cover decoration. The backstrip is heavily sunned and toned to a tan / gray. There is a vertical tear on the lower backstrip. The back cover is purple with some small discoloration spots. The rear hinge is starting to seperate. There is foxing on a pre-title page and a penned message (pictured). The pages are stiff and mostly white. 345 pages + advertising. The advertising pages are more heavily toned in the back. Size: 7.5".
Author Susanna Mary Paull, pen name Mrs H B Paull. Likely published around 1880 with other editions of the Warne Star Series, but actual date of publication is unknown.
