The Jealousies of a Country Town H. de Balzac
1901. 330 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Occasional dog-eared corners. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to spine edges. Water marks with small sticker to front board. Book has a slight forward lean.