The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth Vol.I by William Roscoe
1883. Seventh Edition. 502 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 1 of 2. Revised by Thomas Roscoe. Black and white frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. Frontispiece is coming loose. Front hinge is cracked. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Minor dog eared corners. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Splits to spine head. Book has a slight forward lean.