1920 Rare Clasp Bound Leather Book on Beatrice D’Este, Duchess of Milan by Cartwright

Description

Item Details:

• Title: Beatrice D’este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497: A Study of the Renaissance
• Author:?Julia Cartwright (Mrs. Henry Ady)
• Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons, E. P. Dutton & Co.?
  
• Copyright: 1920
  
• Edition: Eighth Edition

Condition:

• Book is in acceptable condition
• Cover has notable damage: scuffing, soiling, staining, chipping, and shelf-wear
  • Leather cover of spine has torn away entirely
  • Lower book clasp has torn away completely
• Text block is discolored due to age with some soiling and staining
• Front free-ends have bookplates
  • back free-end has pencil script
• Pages are slightly yellowed due to age
  • Page are otherwise bright, clean, intact, and legible
• Bindings are intact and sturdy
  • Front and back cover are detached from spine, only being connected to book via the thread bindings
• Included slip case has some damage: scuffing, soiling, cocking, chipping, and black leather outer-cover is starting to loosen