The Life of Sir Joseph Banks. President Of The Royal Society With Some Notices Of His Friends And Contemporaries Edward Smith
1911. No Edition Remarks. 348 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white photographic and illustrated plates. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages, plates, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges and title pages. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.