Picturesque Sussex by W.J.Hardy & D.Moul
1903. No Edition Remarks. 143 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Ex-libris. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges, with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil, pen and ink stamp markings to front pastedown and free endpaper. Tape repairs to hinges. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Minor red staining to fore edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Heavy sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Heavy splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear and black marks to boards.