The Story Of The Nations - Venice by Alethea Wiel
1894. Fourth Edition. 478 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green illustrated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.