Modern Beauty Culture by Mara Verni (Ill.)
No Edition Remarks. 434 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound in brown leather with orange cloth and gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Leather is peeling with some loss. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.