The Curiosities of Industry and the Applied Sciences by George Dodd
1852. No Edition Remarks. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Missing front free endpaper. Book has a slightly dusty odour. A numbered sticker to spine and wax spots where plate once stuck to front pastedown, but no other potential library markings. Light water staining, foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and title pages, as well as rear free endpaper. Red wax blobs and paper traces to front pastedown. Light cracking to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. Text block edges marked. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with some water staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Moderate splitting and fraying to joints. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Sticker to spine.