Under Five Reigns by Lady Dorothy Nevill
1912. Fifth Edition. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Underlining and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with moderate staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavy tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.