Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature. by J. G. Wood
1882. No Edition Remarks. 533 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound brown leather with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to front hinge with netting exposed. Binding slightly loose. Page 343 torn through but present. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and rubbing to corners. Spine heavily worn and deteriorating. Gilt lettering to spine is worn away but remains brighter on front. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.