The Ancient Modern
Used, Good Condition / Joshua Alan Sturgill
front endpaper bears
author inscription to previous owner
early edition — cover varies
from image shown
age-toned pages; light foxing; text clean
overall firm and unmarked
with moderate exterior wear
darklybrightpress.com 
Thanks for this! Subtle echoes of Benjamin Franklin? And I am reminded of the title Slightly Foxed But Still Desirable: Ronald Searle’s Wicked World of Book Collecting (1989), though I have not yet caught up with the book itself. And then there is the resonance of the fascinating discussion of the term ‘used’ – etymologically correct? less respectful to books than ‘second-hand’? and so on.
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