Public Characters of 1806 by Various
1806. No Edition Remarks. 629 pages. Quarter bound red leather with marbled paper covered boards. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and plates throughout. Pull-out map to page 28. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing throughout. Cracking to hinges and gutters causing pages to be loose. Plate facing page 152 almost detached, but still present. Water staining throughout, however text remains readable. Plates and map are moderately tanned and foxed. Previous owner's inscription to reverse side of frontispiece. Dog-eared corners with creasing. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Large splits to joints, causing rear board to be loose. Small area of loss to spine ends. Scuffing to boards, with leather peeling to spine.