The Secrets Of The Vatican Douglas Sladen
1907. No Edition Remarks. 505 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering and designs. Another cloth layer stuck on top of rear board; peeling away heavily. Rough-cut pages. Black and white photographic plates. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers, as well as title pages; lighter to plates. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm; some plates detached but present. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear.