Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Vol. I by Thomas Carlyle
1872. No Edition Remarks. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Front board is bent and cracked with damaged end paper. Joints are split. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.