The Parlour Novelists Vol X by Various
1846. No Edition Remarks. 383 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Parlour Novelists volume X containing: 'The Dark Lady of Doona' by W. H. Maxwell , 'Jonathan Frock' by Heinrich Zschokke, and 'Floretta or The First Love of Henry IV'. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to guttering, however binding throughout remains firm. Rough-cut text block with uneven edges. Small area of loss to top edge of front free endpaper. Paper remnants to pastedowns, with small water marks to rear. Noticeable black and brown marks to pages, however text remains readable. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Noticeable splits with fraying to spine ends. Heavy water staining with visible black marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.