The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
1889. No Edition Remarks. 535 pages. No dust jacket. Red illustrated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages and illustrations are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Pages 531-534 almost detached. Moderate water and red ink staining to top and fore edge textblock. Pen markings to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing and fraying to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.