Alda, Antique French Book, 1859

Alda by Miss Strickland and by Louise de Montanclos. Deuxieme Edition. French language. Copyright 1859. Published by A Mame et Cie, Tours. The cover is in a cartonnage style with navy cover over cardboard with gilt decoration. There is splitting at the lower back cover and spine connection. The upper right cover corner is crushed with some chipped paper. The endpages are bright yellow. There is a detailed frontispiece illustration. There is moisture in the lower gutter between the title page and frontispiece and faintly through page 7. The remaining pages are mostly crisp and white. There is moisture in the right margin from page 219 to End. 235 pages. Size: 8.75".