Pierre: A Tale of the Ardennes, And Other Stories

Pierre: A Tale of the Ardennes, And Other StoriesNew York and Montreal: D. & J. Sadlier & Co., Circa late 1800s. VERY RARE. 24mo. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Embossed decoration and "Father Jerome's Library" to front and rear boards. General rubbing to exterior as well as bumping to spine ends and corners. Minor foxing throughout though text is bright. Two large open tears and damp staining to page 37 38 which does effect the text. Damp staining continues onto following page.

Marbled endpages

Browning to spine

Later edition

Very good in light blue cloth covered boards with illustration and gilt title to front board and gilt title to spine

McLoughlin Brothers

Yellow paper illustrated paper covered boards with dark blue title to front board and to spine

Embossed decoration to boards

Very good in brown paper covered boards with brown cloth covered spine

and London

Bookplate to front free end paper

Minor browning and bumping to edges

Binding tight