The Book-Lover's Enchiridion: Thoughts on the Solace and Companionship of Books. by Alexander Ireland
1884. Fourth Edition. 492 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends with splits. Moderate tanning to spine. Book has a slight forward lean.