Songs and Sketches of the Seasons: Spring to Winter E. Nesbit
No Edition Remarks. Half bound red leather with marbled paper covered boards. Four titles bound together, each paginated separately. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Gilt text block edges. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1886. Hinges reinforced with green tape. Binding remains firm. Minor red marks to rear endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Wear marks overall. Leather peeling to corners and edges, with minor loss. Spine strip laid on top of new leather with minor loss to edges. Gilt lettering to spine is faded. Faint markings and scratches overall. Book has a slight forward lean.