This stunning antique French book of Bossuet de la Jeunesse was published in 1846. The binding is incredibly striking, with blind stamped gilt and raised colour decoration to the boards and spine. All edges gilt.
It's in very good condition but the corners and spine ends do show light wear and crushing. There is light marking and rubbing to the boards, with minor loss to the deep green on the back board. The spine is a little dulled, with very minor chipping to the decoration in places.
Inside, there is a name plate glued to the front pastedown and the endpapers are discoloured. The pages show scattered foxing throughout - it's most prominent to the preliminary and end pages.
Dimensions approximately 21.8cm x 13.5cm x 2.3cm.
The book will arrive hand wrapped in patterned paper and ribbon.
I use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is biodegradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).