Madame de la Chanterie by H.De Balzac
1902. No Edition Remarks. 344 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering. Textblock is in French. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Top textblock edge dyed gold. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor peeling and splits to spine and corners. Minor wear marks to boards.