The Rise of Wellington by General Lord Roberts
1895. Second Edition. 198 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.