The Theatre of the Greeks, a Treatise on the History and Exhibition of the Greek Drama, with a Supplementary Treatise on the History and Exhibition of the Greek Drama, with Various Supplements. by John William Donaldson
1860. Seventh Edition. 443 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown leather with marbled cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis. Colour illustrated plates throughout. Book plate to front pastedown. Heavy tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Major tanning to text block edges and visible foxing throughout as well. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have heavy rubbing and major edge wear. Heavier bumping to corners and distinctive crushing to spine ends. Spine is coming away from binding and joints are splitting.