The Life of Samuel Johnson - Volumes I and II by James Boswell
1876. No edition remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Two volumes bound together, each paginated separately. Revised and enlarged. Contains black and white illustrated plates, with some fold out plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting, causing boards to be slightly loose. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Light marking to text-block edges. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Faint water staining to boards. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.