Tales From Shakespeare Charles & Mary Lamb
No Edition Stated. 372 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt decorations and lettering. Contains black and white illustration by Robert Anning Bell. Illustration facing page 198 is missing. Introductory preface by Andrew Lang, dated 1899. Severe cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and pages to be loose. Rough-cut pages are lightly tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription in pen to front free endpaper. Illustrations are lightly tanned with mild foxing. Visible thumb-marking with minor brown marks throughout. Text is not affected. Uneven text block edges with minor creases and tears. Boards have moderate edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with heavy crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Small area of loss to spine ends, with splits and fraying. Water staining to bottom edge of front board, with some marks to rear. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.