Homely Talks by Mark Guy Pearse
1881. No Edition Remarks. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Blue illustrated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Textblock edges dyed gilt. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.