An Outline Of English Speech-Craft by William Barnes
1878. No Edition Remarks. 92 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Rough-cut pages. 32 pages of publisher's adverts to rear. Several pages are torn, but the text remains legible. Moderate thumbing, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters, exposing netting and causing some looseness but pages remain attached. Pp.73-76 have large closed tears across the text but all present and legible. pp v-viii and 77-80 have small loss to margins. Pencil marks to title page and front endpaper. Dusty endpapers. Boards have moderate corner bumping and mild edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall; moderate liquid stains to both boards. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering slightly dulled. Book has a slight forward lean.