A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith
Longmans, Green, and Co., 1878. Hardcover. [nd], ca 1870s; advertisements at rear dated April 1878, and this copy has a bookplate at front paste down indicating it was a school prize in 1881. Black leather with gilt spine titles in red leather title window, gilt decoration at spine and boards. The leather is rubbed and worn, with spots of fraying at corners. Spine square. Front outer hinge starting at top inch; front inner hinge split, exposing the thread binding. Top thread has split, but the middle and bottom are secure. Rear inner hinge also faintly cracked, with all three threads holding strong there. Binding else sound. Marbled page edges, rubbed and faded. Marbled endsheets, a little toned to margins but otherwise sharp and bright. Pages lightly toned, text unmarked. Used: Good. Item #BBS-2014620
Price: $20.00