An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical and Practical by Joseph Gwilt
1854. No Edition Remarks. 1092 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light staining, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Page corners are slightly thumb marked and dog-eared throughout.Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with visible splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.