Queens of the Renaissance by M Beresford Ryley
1907. First Edition. 310 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates within. A few are detached. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked with a loose binding, plates and pages. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.