1878 Old Paris Lady Jackson 2 Volumes illustrated Signed Binding MUDIE

Description: Lady Jackson was the widow of a British diplomat who, to supplement her pension, wrote historical pieces such as this, basing the works on a variety of memoirs. With a signed bindng by Mudie, This set is in very good condition with lovely marbled boards and matching endpapers along with marbled edges. There is some scuffing to the front that shows as a faded mark, and scuffing to the leather on the spines and corners. Pretty spine with gilt decorations around first a brown label, then a green, both with gilt lettering. There are cracks or splits on the inside at the gutters but not noticeable and does not impede the integrity of either volume. Portrait frontispieces and to illustrate text intact and in very good condition. Please do not hesitate to email with questions or for more pictures. Very Good Condition: 8vo.: 2 Volumes: 3/4 Leather with maroon marbled boards, end papers and edges: signed binding by Mudie: printed by Billings and Sons: evidence of damp at some edges but not throughout: pencil markings on first spares: cracked at hinges on inside but not split: scuffed edges and corners: gilt decorated spine with brown label at top with title and green label with author and volume numbers: Portrait illustrations and frontispieces intact:very minor foxing: “Old Paris: Its Court and Literary Salons” by Catherine Charlotte, Lady Jackson: in two volumes: London: Richard Bentley and Son, Publishers In Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen: 1878. COLH1878ADEA

Price: 125 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-03-11T01:47:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.09 USD