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Hardcover. Fair+/Good– Former library edition with usual library binding, stamps & marks. The front & rear feps are cut and partially attached. Previous owner's inscription on ffep dated 1850. Small brown stain on pp 79-83, otherwise text appears clean & unmarked. Moderate cover wear. Library number written on spine.
Hardcover. Good– condition. Volume 1 only. Text is clean & unmarked; small open tear & staining along inner edge of title page (see photo); tanning/mild foxing of pages throughout. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Heavy wear to cover edges & spine; bumping/bending of cover corners. Decorative gilt on boards & spine. No DJ.
Hardcover. Fair. Text is clean & unmarked; brown with age; foxing of endpapers. Multiple stamps/inscriptions/label from previous owners inside front cover & on ffep. Some loosening of binding toward the beginning of book, but all pages intact. Heavy cover wear. Decorative gilt on front cover & spine. No DJ.
Full-leather Hardcover. Volume Five (out of six). Good+ condition for age. Text is unmarked, but extensive browning, spotting & foxing throughout. Water stain at bottom of title page, half title page and first page. Small hole in lower corner of p. 81. Page 451-452 has a four inch tear at bottom. Weakening of gutter at p. 171 which makes four pages stick out by only by about 1/32nd of an inch; otherwise, front & rear hinges are intact with no cracking or loosening. Leather cracked along spine edges, but binding is sound. Scuffing & wear to leather. 502 pages plus catalog. Spine label present.
Hardcover. Fair. Text pages are browned & somewhat brittle with age. Pencil notes, marks, underlining on several pages throughout. Three pages are missing the upper corner (does not affect text); several pages have chipping of edges &/or corners. Front ffep is present, but detached. Two nameplates glued inside front cover. Significant wear to spine, corners & edges, and scuffing of boards; some whitish discoloration of rear board toward bottom. No DJ. Not ex-lib. Published by American Tract Society (no date); copyright Fleming H. Revell Company 1891.
Original 1878 Hardcover. Fair condition. No DJ. Decorative brown cloth on boards with gilt on spine. Two tears in spine toward top. Waviness to cloth in front where cloth has loosened from board. Previous owner's name stamped inside front cover & p. 100. Cracking/splitting of gutter before Index. Text is unmarked; tanned with age, but no foxing detected. Bumping/rubbing of cover corners; some scuffing of cover; white spot bottom of rear cover. 284 pp plus advertisement.
Original 1876 Hardcover. No DJ. Brown cloth on boards with decorative embossing; gilt on spine. Previous owner's name stamped & inscribed inside front cover; stamped on p. 100. Text is unmarked; tanned with age, but no foxing detected. Bumping of top & bottom edges, front & back; rubbing of corners & spine ends; some scuffing/spotting of cover. Front hinge is cracked at top with 1/4" tear of paper margin, otherwise binding is sound. 144 pp.
Original 1881 Hardcover. No DJ. Leather spine & corners. Black cloth on boards with gilt on spine. Extensive rubbing of spine & cover corners; scuffing/spotting of cover, front & back. Cracking of hinges, but sound binding. Text is unmarked; tanned with age, but no foxing detected. Previous owner's name stamped inside front cover & p. 100. 240 pp.
Original 1879 Hardcover. No DJ. Black cloth on boards with gilt on spine. Moist staining to lower corner of first 29 pages. Previous owner's name stamped inside front cover & p. 100. Text is unmarked; tanned with age, but no foxing detected. Bumping of cover corners; mild sun-toning of spine; some scuffing/spotting of cover. 232 pp.
Full leather. Good condition for age. Foxing/browning of text throughout. Water stain on title page and half title page and first page. The text block has only slight random age stains throughout. Page 451-452 has a four inch tear at bottom near gutter. Very slight crack in the center binding that makes four pages stick out by 1/32nd of an inch. A few tiny dots on fore-edge. Front hinge leather surface is cracked three inches near top of spine; wear & rubbing of cover corners & spine ends. Front & rear hinges are intact with some cracking, but no loosening. 502 pages plus catalogue.
