Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore
“Lorna Doone, Volume 1” by R.D. Blackmore. Illustrated. Published by Porter & Coates in the late 1800’s (no date). The cover is black with ornate gilt cover decoration. The gilt decoration on the backstrip is faded and lightly soiled. There is a detached (loose) paper. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
“Lorna Doone, Volume 1” by R.D. Blackmore. Illustrated. Published by Porter & Coates in the late 1800’s (no date). The cover is black with ornate gilt cover decoration. The gilt decoration on the backstrip is faded and lightly soiled. There is a detached (loose) paper. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
“Lorna Doone, Volume 1” by R.D. Blackmore. Illustrated. Published by Porter & Coates in the late 1800’s (no date). The cover is black with ornate gilt cover decoration. The gilt decoration on the backstrip is faded and lightly soiled. There is a detached (loose) paper. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
The cover corners are lightly bumped. The back cover is black with lightly soiled areas. The hinge is cracked at the endpapers. The cover / backstrip may have been reattached to the inner spine. There is a small ex-libris sticker on the left endpaper. There is mild tanning on the endpapers. There is a beautiful frontispiece illustration that has a moisture spot all along the lower edge. The tissue is enclosed. The interior pages are crisp and intact with mild to moderate tanning throughout. The book is full of full page black and white illustrations. Many of the illustrations have moisture spots along the lower edge of the page. The moisture spots on illustrations get heavier toward the back of the book, covering half the page. Size: 8.15 x 5.35”, 515 pages.
