The Prose Epitome; Or, Elegant Extracts Abridged From the Larger Volume, For The Improvement of Scholars at Classical and other Schools, in the Art of Speaking; In Reading, Thinking, Composing; And in unstated
1791. No edition remarks. 456 pages. Fully bound brown leather. Engraved vignette to title page. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to hinges. Binding loose; pp217-240 quite loose. Title page with folded corner. Some additional moderate staining to endpapers, heavier to pastedowns.. Boards have heavy wear with bumped, peeled and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself strongly scuffed. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed. Spine edges and joints split. Some slight insect damage to front board (and front hinge beneath) and small area of lost leather on rear. Spine title label no longer present.