Madelon, Tome Premier (Vol. I) by Edmond About
1863. Deuxieme Edition. 352 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper patterned covered boards and gilt lettering. Ex-libris label. Textblock is in French. Volume I. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends and corners. Moderate peeling to spine and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.