Essays of Richard Steele L. E. Steele
1902. No Edition Remarks. 358 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Minor thumb marking, foxing and moderate tanning to pages. Much heavier and more prominent to text block edges, pastedown and free endpaper. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Hinges are lightly cracked with netting slightly exposed but boards remain firmly attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.