16?8?: Variable marking, spotting and toning throughout, close shaved at foot, some tearing and creasing to edges generally not affecting text, marginal tear with some loss to foot of C1 affecting text, tear to inner margin of G4 not affecting text, short tear to inner margin of H3 slightly affecting text, restoration to I4 and K2, loss to foot of K affecting text with obvious later restoration. 1707: Sometime rebacked, leather cracking on boards but binding tight, slight cockling to pages, variable foxing, marking etc throughout, tear at head of E8 affecting text, slight worming at foot of inner margins of F7-G8, outer marginal tear of I1 not affecting text, brown marking to foot of T4 not affecting text, diagonal band of yellow-brown suggestive of water damage across pages of Sternhold with slight mould to last four leaves.

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Regarding Pictures, Prints and Works on Paper, works are not examined out of the frame, unless specifically stated. Tennants Auctioneers do not cover damage to gilded wood or plaster picture frames, or to picture frame glass whilst the item is in our possession.

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