The British Army: Its Origin, Progress and Equipment Volume I by Sibbald David Scott
1868. No Edition Remarks. 563 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Volume I. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to pastedowns. Moderate crinkling to pages. Hinges and gutters are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Heavy splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.