"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
— Mark Twain

London: Samuel Clarke, 1843. [Anthropology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.lx; 103; [1]; 20, advertisements. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Yellow coated endpapers. Bookplate of writer and illustrator Maud J. Vyse to pastedown. Some light spotting and toning. Occasional pen annotation. Residue where a label has been removed from the spine. Cloth rubbed to to board edges, especially to bottom corners, spine ends pushed and a little frayed. Some rubbing and a few chips to joints. Some bubbling and marks to cloth. Rare. Very good. Item #52028
Price: £675.00