The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser
1912. 736 pages. Full bound burgundy leather with gilt decoration. Edited with critical notes by J C Smith and E De Selincourt. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy cracking to gutter at page 478, with exposed netting. moderate cracking to front hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and severe crushing to spine ends, causing leather to peel. Book has noticeable forward lean. Heavy sunning to spine.