Light: Its Properties And Effects

1840. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Brown embossed cloth with gilt decoration to front board and spine. Contains black and white illustrated pages and plates with tissue guards present. Gilt text block edges. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing throughout. Free endpapers and pastedowns are moderately tanned and foxed, with minor dog-eared corners. Former owner's inscription to frontispiece rear. Pencil inscription on front pastedown. Noticeable cracking to hinge and gutter, with exposed netting. Small nicks along text block edge. Plates are moderately tanned with foxing present. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate tanning and sunning to spine and edges.