Description
Sydney Smith's Wit and Wisdom Sydney Smith | Ever A. Duyckinck Redfield | New York | 1856 pp. 458 | First Edition | Inscribed Good condition hardcover three-quarter bound in leather with marbled boards and gilt titles to spine. Surfaces show scuffing throughout with rubbing to extremities and wear to corners. Exterior shows no stains, however, and spinal decorations have remained detailed with deep stamps and bright gilding. Pages show foxing throughout and have wrinkled somewhat, but remain stiff and tightly bound. Frontispiece still has tissue guard, and with the exception of a notation in pencil to flyleaf, pages are free of writing, stains, or tears. Rear hinge cracked, but not split. Facsimile letter still present and soundly tipped in. Beautiful, scarce leather-bound first edition with exquisite marbling to boards, edges, and paste-downs. Please see attached photos for greatest detail. Do not hesitate to contact seller with questions about this or any other Walden Pond Books listing.
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