In good condition, with minor rubbing and wear to boards, primarily along edges and corners. Light loss to binding along edges of spine, along with some wear to head and heel. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Includes advertisements at front and rear of book, including for Whyte-Melville, Trollope, and more. Small hole to frontispiece. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.

A scarce surviving Yellow-Back edition of a work by Charles Lever. Yellow-Backs (or Mustard-Plaster) were cheap copies published starting in the 1840s meant to appeal to the growing amount of literate lower and middle-class readers, primarily in Britain, with copies not expected to last compared to traditional cloth and leather bindings.

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