The Child's First History of Rome by Elizabeth M. Sewell
1894. New Edition. 241 pages. No dust jacket. Navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with rubbing a few small nicks along text block edge. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to rear paste-down. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. water drops down spine. Book has a notable forward lean.