Ondine, Conte, Traduit De L Allemand De M. Le Bon De Lamotte-fouque, Major Au Service De Prusse. Friedrich de La Motte-Fouque
1819. Second Edition. 294 pages. Fully bound in leather with elaborate gilt tooling to boards and spine. French text, translated from German by Mme de Montolieu. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Front board detached but present. With illustrated frontispiece and marbled endpapers. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Sporadic intense foxing, tanning and mild staining throughout. A few dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning and scuffing overall. Front board detached but present. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear.