Elements of Drawing and Painting in Water Colours by John Clark
1848. New Edition. 212 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Hinges and gutters are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pages 99-110 nearly detached. Textblock edges dyed gilt. Ownership plate stuck to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Heavy splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.