The Book of the Church: Vol. I by Robert Southey
1825. Third Edition. 407 pages. Fully bound in brown leather. Volume I. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Loss to pages 397-407, text is unaffected. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Black marks overall. Visible splits to spine.