The History and Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane Volume IV M De La Sage
Newly Translated Edi. 224 pages. Fully bound in brown leather with five raised bands to spine. Volume IV. Contains a black and white illustrated frontispiece. Book has been rebound. Front board is detached but still present. Rear board is missing and has been replaced with a significantly smaller one. Severe cracking to gutters, pages are loose. Pages are moderately tanned with some foxing throughout. Visible brown markings to gutters of most pages. Text remains legible. Small pencil annotations to a few pages. Minor dog-eared corners with small chips to edges, on occasion. Rear endpaper is detached with noticeable creasing and mild insect damage. Boards have heavy edge wear with corner bumping. Loss to edges and corners. Leather peeling with noticeable marks and scratches. Noticeable splits across spine.