Barclay's Universal English Dictionary Henry W. Dewhurst
No Edition Stated. 959 pages. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates within. Book has been rebound. Tissue guard protecting frontispiece removed. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Pages are lightly tanned with occasional speckled of foxing throughout. More pronounced towards the start and end of the book, and text block edges. Binding remains firm. Both hinges reinforced with green taped. Water markings to text block edges. Text is unaffected. Pen inscription to front endpaper. Noticeable markings and staining with slightly loss to endpapers. Thumb-marking throughout. Rubbing to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have heavy edge wear with corner bumping. Noticeable splits to spine ends. Leather peeling to edges and boards. Paper remnants to front board. Water staining with markings, paint droplets, and scratches to all surfaces.