Portraits de Femmes by C.A.Sainte-Beuve
1856. No Edition Remarks. 482 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound red leather spine with red cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering. Textblock is in French. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Ownership plate stuck to front free endpaper. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate peeling to spine and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.