Les Amours d'Ismene et d'Ismenias, Suivis de ceux d'Abrocome & d'Anthia illustration tight binding

tight binding

Previous owner's stamps to front free end paper and to last page of preface

Includes a page of explanatory letter-press about the piece

Crack to front hinge though binding remains tight

Small chip to edge of front free end paper

Les Amours d'Ismene et d'Ismenias, Suivis de ceux d'Abrocome & d'Anthia illustration tight bindingGeneva, 1782. 32mo. Hardcover. Very good . Full brown leather covered boards with gilt title to spine. Loss to some of the leather at the head and foot of the spine. Remnants of a paper label to head of spine. Rubbing to boards and bumping to edges. Former owner's book plate to front pastedown. Minor browning and foxing to first and last few pages with sporadic light foxing otherwise. A few cracks to the binding but it remains secure and tight.