And there isn't much in the way of corner creases. Leafing through all five volumes I saw only one tear (on the front flyleaf of Volume II) and no losses. Now for the pages: quite positively, they are fairly bright as opposed to toned, and there is a real minimum (as in very, very little) of soiling. Not much on the middle edges or at the corners. There is moderate scuffing and surface rub-through at the bottom and top edges. A couple of the volumes have small tears at the top juncture between the front cover and spine, but they are too small to impact the binding. None of the covers show any looseness or give. Perhaps most importantly, all five volumes are quite well-bound. Volume I has rubbing/scuffing that to a degree obscures the gilt lettering. The leather spines are in generally good condition, taking into account age. The front and back covers of the volumes are in a marbled design and are in very nice condition with very minimal wear ( a couple of small spots of rub-through). I'm limited to 5 photographs, but I would be quite willing to send others directly to anyone who asks. I'll do my best to give you a sense of the condition of the volumes. On the last page of the fifth volume it states 'Fine Del Quinto Ed Ultimo Volume' (end of the fifth and final volume). I'm offering this set at a very steep discount to the very few others ($750-1200) for sale on the Internet.
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