The Modern British Essayists Vol I - Essays Critical and Miscellaneous

1851. New and Revised Edition. 744 pages. No dust jacket. Black blind stamped cloth with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heaviest at end papers. Text block edges are dusty and discoloured. Ex Libris plate to front paste-down. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. 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. Gilt lettering has become dull. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.