Altiora Peto by Laurence Oliphant
1884. Seventh Edition. 434 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Pen and pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper and half title page. Heavy tear to page 434. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing and splits to spine and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.