The Letters of John Constable, R A to C R Leslie, R A, 1826-1837

xxxvi, 174pp with four tissued-guarded black and white plates (inc. frontispiece). Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Top text block edge gilt, remaining edges untrimmed. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and boards. Rubbed spine ends, loss and tears to cloth; corners rubbed, cloth loss; wear and soiling to boards. Top text block edge gilt fading, remaining edges starting to tan; lender's rubber stamp on fore edge. Hinges cracked and stretching, gutters stretched in places, volume loose. Lender's stamps and markings on endpapers, title and copyright pages. Various annotations in margins.