Daily Life and Origin of the Tasmanians

Custom-bound in full beige leather ruled in gilt, with academic institution signum on front cover, gilt; dark brown leather spine label lettered in gilt; raised bands ruled in gilt; marbled edges; marbled endpapers. ix + 304 pp. 20 illustrations, including wood engravings in text, engraved plates, colour frontispiece, and folding map. Presentation plate from academic institution (Glasgow Academy, 1877) on front pastedown; leather rubbed & scuffed, with stain to front cover; spine leather sunned and paled, having lost its finish; minor foxing; interior otherwise clean & bright. Apart from the condition of the leather, this copy is really more like Near Fine.