The First Battle - A Story of the Campaign of 1896 William J Bryan Antique Book

Maroon cloth boards, with debossed circle on the front cover with bust of Bryan in silver gilt, also in silver is the title and a facsimile of his signature with a beveled edge are in very good condition with the faintest bit of rubbing. The rear board has a debossed design, beveled edges with rubbing along the top edge and gutter. The five-band spine has the title, author, illustrated and publisher in gold gilt that is bright and blemish free. The top of the spine has two small tears to the back strip, a larger piece of the fabric missing from the top front edge at the gutter and a small dark blemish at the top. Corners are very slightly bumped with wear. Spine is straight with no cracking at the endpapers with the hinges firmly attached to the decorative endpapers. Text block is solid with gold gilt along all three sides. Age tanning throughout. All interior pages are clean with no tears, cracks, or previous owner marks including the presentation page which his blank. 629 pages.