The Romance & Adventures Of The Notorious Colonel Blood Who Attempted To Steal The Crown Jewels From The Tower Of London In The Reign Of Charles II

1903. No Edition Stated. 274 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound green leather with green cloth boards. Book rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. No advert page(s) to rear. All text block edges dyed red (by library?). Pages are rather marked with pronounced tanning and foxing, plus thumbing. Slight gutter cracking; binding is firm. Some pronounced liquid stains, heavy in places, but text remains clear. Sporadic pencil marks and underlining too. p33 heavily torn but text remains legible. Many dog-eared corners. Boards have some edge wear, with pronounced bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are crushed and rubbed. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Dewey numbering and sticker to spine. Boards are slightly bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt is dulled and worn. A few liquid droplet marks.