The Silver Christ by Ouida
1894. Copyright edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt lettering to spine. Marbled endpapers. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself scuffed. Gilt slightly dulled. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed.