The Sword of State: Wellington After Waterloo by Susan Charlotte Buchan
1928. First Published. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt decorations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with scribbles to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and sunned.