The Velvet Cushion by J. W Cunningham
1814. Fifth Edition. 186 pages. No dust jacket. Brown paper covered boards with blue paper to spine. Rough-cut pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscriptions to front endpaper and pastedown. Some pages trimmed to bottom edge, text is not affected. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Noticeable splits to joints with small area of loss to spine edges. Brown staining overall.