The book is in poor condition. Burgundy cloth covered boards which are creased and faded in places. The cloth on the spine is missing. The dye from the cloth has seeped onto the bottom edges of the endpapers and numerous pages at the beginning and end of the book possibly from water damage. The endpapers and pages are heavily tanned and there is heavy foxing throughout. The binding is sound although there is cracking along the gutter at numerous pages. The front paste-down endpaper is annotated in ink \" Sophie Austin 1917\".\"A Lady of Quality is a novel published in 1896 that was the second highest best-selling book in the United States in 1896. It was the first of series of successful historical novels by Burnett. In addition to a play version of the novel, which debuted in 1897, silent-film adaptations were released in 1913 and 1924.\"