The Unpublished Diary and Political Sketches of Princess Lieven, together with some of her Letters Unstated
1925. First Edition. 283 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates. Rough-cut pages. Light thumb marking, foxing and moderate tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with noticeable splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.