English Poor Law History. Part II: The Last Hundred Years Vol.I by Sidney and Beatrice Webb
1929. Limited Edition. 468 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red and grey cloth boards with gilt lettering. Part II Vol.I. Ex-libris label Helen & Michael Oppenheimer. Flat signed by authors to half title page. No.179 from 450 copies. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Second ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.