Richelieu by Auguste Bailly
1939. No Edition Remarks. 346 pages. Half bound in leather with paper covered boards. French text. Heavy tanning to pages and text block edges; lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached; lighter cracking to hinges. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has noticeable tanning with soft crushing to ends. Prominent splitting to joints. Book has a slight forward lean.