La Cousine Bette by H. de Balzac
1952. No edition remarks. 478 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth. In French. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces mildly tanned, particularly spine. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.