La Vieillesse de Monsieur Lecoq: I Lecoq Se Dérobe Fortune Du Boisgobey
1878. No Edition Remarks. 349 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Written in French. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Visible marking to some pages throughout, but text is not affected. Binding is firm. Mild cracking to front hinge. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown. Mild creasing to last few pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is slightly tanned, with noticeable crushing and slight splitting to ends. Gilt remains bright. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall. Book has a slight forward lean.