The Early History of English Poor Relief by E. M. Leonard
1900. No Edition Remarks. 397 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Rough-cut and uncut pages. Moderate thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with moderate staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is noticeably darkened.