The History and Adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane Volume III M De La Sage
Newly Translated Edi. 217 pages. Fully bound brown leather with five raised bands to spine. Book has been rebound. Volume III. Contains a black and white illustrated frontispiece. Noticeable cracking to hinges, rear board is loose. Pages 201 - 208 are detached but still present. Binding remains firm with rest of the pages attached. Visible brown staining to most pages. Insect damage throughout, affecting all pages and slightly the text. Dog-eared corners. Some pages are significantly creased. Boards have heavy edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Loss to spine ends and corners. Large splits to joints. Marks and scratches overall. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.