The Witness of Art or The Legend of Beauty by Wyke Bayliss
1876. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Moderate sunning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.