The Letters of Queen Victoria: Volume I 1837-1843 Arthur Christopher Benson
1907. No Edition Remarks. 641 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Volume I. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.