1852 Louis XIII et Richelieu By Todiere, Mame (Copy)

FULL TITLE: Louis XIII et Richelieu Free Turtle Island/North American Shipping Written by M. Todiere Published by Alfred Mame et Fils, 1852 DESCRIPTION: Scarce Mame edition from the Bibliothèque de la Jeunesse Chrétienne series, including all six engravings by Paul Girardet, published in the chocolate box binding or Cartonnage Romantique style. Book in gold publisher's binding with paper-covered boards of ornate pink and green embossed floral designs and a hand-coloured lithograph inlay. Includes frontispiece and several other engravings by Girardet. CONDITION: Good condition with some foxing. Spine bumped at top and bottom. Some edge/shelf wear, corners bumped. Some worming. Old bookseller note on front free endpaper with library stamp. Pastedown with a remnant or paint chip in blue. Some scuffing. Back free endpaper torn and missing, with cracked back hinge. Tissue guards torn out. BOOK MEASUREMENTS: 12mo. 19 cm X 11 cm TOTAL LENGTH: 307 pp. with advertisement at front.