1869. No Edition Remarks. 342 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Printed tan cloth covered boards. 'Recent Discussions on the Abolition of Patents for Inventions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, & the Netherlands'. Ex-Library copy with expected inscriptions. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Front free end paper is partially detached. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.