Description:
Y E A S T :A Problem.By :CHARLES KINGSLEY________
LONDON :
JOHN W. PARKER
M DCCC LI.
DESCRIPTION
First Collated Edition
Riviere Binding
(ii) + vi + 379pp + (ii)
Books measure 185mm x 130mm approximately.
Nicely bound by Riviere full medium brown calf. Spine with five gilt-ruled bands with gilt motif and decoration to compartments and red and dark purple title and author labels, and date in gilt to spine foot. Twin gilt fillet borders with cornices to both boards, and further gilt inner dentelles. Marbled paste-downs and end-papers. All page edges marbled.
CONDITION
The binding is in very good general condition and holding very firm. Boards and spine exhibit a few random general marks, light rubbing to hinges, light knocks to edges, some surface scratches, with just light bumping to board corners, and one very minor loss of leather to front board edge (a 2mm patch). A few very small chips to spine bands and some loss of leather to date label.
Internally the paginated pages are generally very clean… Read More