Sweet Dishes, A Little Treatise on Confectionery and Entremets Sucres Wyvern
1884. Second Edition . 242 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Full title: Sweet Dishes, A Little Treatise on Confectionery and Entremets Sucres. Binding remains firm. Pages have noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to endpapers and pastedowns. Small tear to bottom edge of front hinge. Half title page has been removed. Pencil inscription to title page. Occasional dog-eared corners. Faint dust marks to edges of some pages. Boards have noticeable shelf-wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to corners and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Water staining to boards with visible black marks.