The Seasons in Four Books by James Thomson
1777. No Edition Remarks. 228 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound in brown leather. With illustrated title page and frontispiece, plus an engraving at the start of each season. Also includes life of the author, paginated separately, and an index. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers, pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper, pastedown, and title page. Binding remains firm. A few dog-eared corners. Occasional crosses in margins. Several pages and plates notably water stained. Text remains legible. Slight scratching to text block edges. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits and peeling to spine ends and corners. Price sticker to front board. Visible wear marks to boards. Illegible spine lettering. Small hole to lower front joint.