Mosses from an Old Manse Nathaniel Hawthorne
No edition remarks. 248 pages. No dust jacket. Green decorated cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white frontispiece by T. Eyre Macklin. Gilt top edge of text-block. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.