The Merchant of Prato: Francesco Di Marco Datini by Iris Origo
1957. Second Impression. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Photos are stuck to front free endpaper and half title page. Top textblock edge dyed brown. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.