The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood. With a Preface of Thomas Hood the Younger. by Thomas Hood Lucas Samuel (ed)
1868. No Edition Remarks. 484 pages. Half bound in leather with marbled paper covered boards. Missing front free endpaper. Noticeable thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and rear free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning, chipping and scuffing overall. Spine has lighter rubbing and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.