Good, well-kept copy, marred only by tape stains on front and back free endpapers and slight sunning to the spine.

Ex-library.

Past owners’ stamp/label on front fep. A clean copy firmly bound with a little creasing at top of dw.

Leather and gilt with marbled boards well worn on edges. Foxing to end papers only. Village life, a murder and fallen women.

Binding is slightly shaken with usual age toning.

Small ink deletion on front fep. Spine slightly faded.

Previous owner’s name in ink to front fep. Back fep. torn from binding. First few pages show foxing. Text is clean and clear. Leaves show age toning. Leather covered boards show wear, especially along the edges and to the spine. Binding shaken and spine shows cracks in the leather binding running along the hinges, probably from use.

Binding slightly shaken.

Author’s bookplate in front fep., inscribed to Edward Rowarth. Pages roughly cut.

This copy has is unread.

Sunned spine

Poems and illustrations. text in French. Book in very good condition. Dust jacket is slightly worn at edges and spine, small closed tear on front cover.

Ink inscription on fep.

Previous owner’s name in ink and pricing in red ink to the front fep. Text clean. Boards show some scuffing and soiling.

Neat copy in unfaded dust jacket with only past owner’s name on front fep.

With 141 illustrations