Pleasant Ways in Science

No date, but Preface is dated 1878. 402pp. B/w illustrations.

Former owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Pages are a bit stiff. Edges of front free endpaper are chipped, and there's a small hole where a sticker was removed. Two leaves are torn at bottom gutter (where pages meet in center). Front and rear hinges are starting. Top and bottom cover edges, and top text block edge, have some moisture staining that only penetrates to endpapers. Covers are rubbed. Spine has a small piece missing near bottom.