The English Essayist: A Comprehensive Selection From The Works Of The Great Essayist, From Bacon To John Ruskin

1883. Tenth Thousand. 536 pages. Fully bound blue leather with gilt lettering and decorations to spine. School prize binding with emblem to front board and prize plate to front pastedown. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Decorative title page and frontispiece present. Pages are lightly tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced towards the start and end of the book. Binding remains firm. Marbled endpaper, pastedowns, and text block edges. Plates are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Leather peeling to edges and spine with small chips and scuffing. Faint marks and scratches overall. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.