The Defence of Poesy by Sir Philip Sidney, Knight
1810. 103 pages. Half bound leather with marbled paper covered boards. Pages are heavy tanned with moderate foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing binding thread. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Heavy black marks with water staining to pages. Text still readable. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Leather peeling with scuffing to all surfaces. Book is bowed and forward leaning.