Book “ Cocoa and Chocolate Exhibits “ by the Walter Baker Company of Dorchester, Massachusetts. The book is copyrighted 1927.
The book was part of an educational exhibit by the Walter Baker Company. The book is 46 pages followed by 6 high quality chromolithographic plates of Walter Baker products. The book is encased in maroon cloth with gilt letters on the upper cover.
The book shows the wear of its age.
The cover is scuffed, soiled and stained. The corners and edges are bumped. There are indentations in the cover. The corners and edges are worn. The endpapers are unevenly toned and the backside end paper is creased.
The pages are soiled and unevenly toned, particularly around the edges. The corners are bumped. The pages are creased, particularly at the fore edge.
The book is a bit loose at the spine, but not detached.
The gold lettering has tarnished.
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