Les Vies des Hommes Illustres de Plutarque, Tome Douzieme Plutarch
1778. No Edition Remarks. 420 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound in brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Heavy damp staining throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and joints. Peeling and loss to leather. Gilt lettering is darkened. Some loss to paper covering.