Louis XV by Arsene Houssaye
1874. No Edition Remarks. 368 pages. Quarter bound black leather with marbled paper covered boards. French text. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Front board is loose but still attached. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Some loss to spine ends and front board top corner. Notable scuffing to edges.