Descriptive and Pictorial Stories from English History (Historical Reader, No. 1, Gill's School series)

Undated. 144pp, colour plate illustration frontispiece. Dark green cloth-covered boards, black illustrations and decorations on front, black titles on front and spine, many black and white illustrations and a black and white map. 12mo. Moderate soiling on boards, some light scratches, bend in front board, rippling in cloth on rear board. Spine sun-faded and worn, ends heavily rubbed with <2cm splits in cloth. Edges worn with cloth wearing through, corners heavily rubbed and rounded. Text block edges heavily tanned and lightly foxed and soiled. Endpapers heavily tanned, previous owner's details on front free endpaper. Front hinge cracking, volume loose. Heavy foxing throughout, occasional soiling throughout.