The Second Empire: Bonapartism, the Prince, the President, the Emperor by Philip Guedalla
1922. 457 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustratedplates. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Some brown marks to pages, text still readable. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to spine edges. Black marks with water staining to all surfaces. Book is bowed and forward leaning.