The Building of the Empire, The Story of England's Growth from Elizabeth to Victoria - Vol. I by Alfred Thomas Story
1898. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial cloth. No Edition remarks within. Contains black and white illustrative plates. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.