Literae Laureatae or a Selection from the Poetical Writings in Lincolnshire Language by John Brown
1890. No Edition Remarks. 156 pages. Red quarter bound leather with red marbled covered boards and gilt lettering. Marbled pastedowns and free endpapers. Introduction, Life and Explanatory Notes by J Conway Walter. Inset to title page. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Hinges and gutters are cracked with exposed binding thread. Front board is slightly loose. Rough cut pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Spine has large split to bottom edge causing spine strip to be loose. Leather peeling to edges, corners and spine. Gilt lettering is darkened.