THE MAIN ISSUE WITH THE BOOK IS THE HEAVY SOILING OF THE COVERS. THE AUTHOR WAS ENGLISH WESLEYAN MINISTER,  A LONG TIME FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE OF THOMAS COOK, WITH CLOSE TIES TO HIS JOYFUL NEWS MISSION, AND A SUCESSFUL MISSIONARY.  TGE BOOK IS INTERESTING IT IS OBVIOUSLY USING AN ANOLOGY THAT WOULD BE FAMILIAR TO MOST ENGLISH MEN.  IVE SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW TO TRY TO FIND ANOTHER BOOK HE SIGNED ORNATELY LIKE THIS OR AT ALL , BUT TO KNOW AVAIL. I CAN SEE NO REASON, HOWEVER, WHY SOMEONE WOULD FORGE HIS SIGNATURE SO ORNATELY,  HE WASN'T THAT FAMOUS AND IT WAS SIGNED A WHILE AGO.. I NOTICED A LITTLE BREAKING OF THE PAPER INSIDE THE COVERS AND I PUT A LITTLE BOOK GLUE TO PREVENT FROM GETTING WORSE.  THE MAIN TEXT IS FREE OF ALL MARKS WHETHER WRITING, UNDERLINING OR HIGHLIGHTS. INSPITE OF THE PAPER BREAKING A LITTLE IT IS STILL A SOLID BOOK.