The Book of Photography: Practical, Theoretic and Applied

No Edition Remarks. 744 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound in brown leather with black cloth covered boards and gilt. Contains plates of black and photos, and in text line drawings. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Plates are bright and clear. Some damp staining to page edges. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and joints. Peeling and loss to leather elements. Gilt lettering has become dull. Board corners are bumped. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Boards are warped. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed.