Naval Administrations 1827 to 1892 by John Henry Briggs
1897. No Edition Remarks. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates throughout. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscriptions to endpapers and front pastedown. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Staining overall.