A Popular History of the Free Churches by Charles Silvester Horne
1903. Second Edition. 449 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Missing front free endpaper. Black and white illustrated plates. Moderate water staining, foxing and tanning to pages; text unaffected. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and rear free endpaper. Pen inscription to front pastedown.Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Noticeable splitting to joints. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.