Fanaticism by Isaac Taylor
1866. New Edition. 437 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Text block and boards are water stained. Pages are moderate tanned and foxed with slight tearing to front free endpaper. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with water staining and a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced backward lean. Water staining to all surfaces.