Lor Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome by Lord MaCaulay
1899. New Impression. 923 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Marbled pastedown,s free endpapers and text block edges. Moderate thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent foxing and tanning to text block edges and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.