History Of Decline And Fall of Roman Empire, Volume I by Edward Gibbon
No Edition Remarks. 643 pages. Half bound black leather with blue cloth covered boards. Volume One. Contains black and white illustrated plates, with fold-out illustrated maps. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Faint brown marking to a few pages, text is not affected. Folded illustrations are mildly tanned and foxed with some light creasing. Cracking to front hinge with exposed binding. Book remains tightly bound. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Scuffing and light marking overall. Leather peeling to all surfaces, with noticeable scuffing and scratches overall. Notable scuffing and rubbing to spine. Splits to joints causing front board to be slightly loose. Some faint water staining to surfaces. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.