The Rudiments of Mineralogy by Alexander Ramsay
1895. No Edition Remarks. 359 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to preface page, with a stamp to reverse of title page. Slight crinkling and cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Pencil inscription to front paste-down, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean. Water drops to front board, with notable thumb-marking to surfaces.