Chemical Essays Vol. III by R. Watson
1789. 376 pages. No dust jacket. Brown leather boards with gilt lettering. Vol. III. Front board is extremely loose, along with ffep. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Water marks to page edges and corners. Front endpaper and pastedown are very loose. Boards have been heavily rub worn with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a noticeably frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Front board is extremely loose. Partial loss to spine tile. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine. Foot band almost detached.