This lovely edition of Days Serene; Illustrated from the Original Designs of Margaret MacDonald Pullman was published by Lee and Shepard in 1888. So the book is from the latter part of the Victorian era. It is bound in green cloth with silver gilt decoration to the front. It is a BIG book and I've photographed it with a ruler to try and demonstrate it's size.
It's in very good condition with just some light marking and staining to the boards. There is scuffing to the back board and bumping to the bottom of the board has caused slight damage. Crushing to the spine ends has caused minor splitting in the cloth; there is also bumping to the top corners.
Inside, the endpapers show age toning but the rest of the pages are clean and bright with only occasional marking. There is faint creasing to the top corner. There are lovely black and white illustrations throughout. Dimensions approximately 27cm x 26.3cm x 1.7cm.
The book will arrive hand wrapped in patterned wallpaper and string.
I use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is oxo-degradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).