The Book Of Royalty: Characteristics of British Palace by Mrs S. C. Hall
1839. First Edition. 42 pages. Half bound in blue leather with blue cloth covered boards. Contains black and white illustrated plates throughout with one colour plate to front. Noticeable tanning and foxing to pages with water staining to edges. Plates and text are unaffected. Cracking to hinges causing boards to be slightly loose. Binding throughout remains firm. Dust marks to pages. Red speckled text block edges with a small tear to top. Boards have heavy edge wear with corner bumping. Noticeable splits to joints; minor loss to spine end and corners. Leather peeling to spine and corners with noticeable scuffing. Extensive water staining to boards with visible markings and scratches. Boards are slightly warped.