The Scientific and Literary Treasury: A New and Popular Encyclopedia of the Belles Lettres by S.Maunder
1845. Fourth Edition. 832 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Book has been rebound. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Minor liquid stains to pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.