Massillon

1817 · rif. 2230139 — Paris: Beauce 1817. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers four volume set bound in full leather. Condition grades of each volume vary due to the exterior bindings. The interior bindings of all four volumes is very good and text pages are tight but the exterior hinges for the boards are cracked and volume 2 has the front board completely detached. The books grade from good- to poor with an overall condition grade of fair. Volume 1 570 pages shows the rear hinge cracked with the rear board only held on by the binding string volume 2 508 pages as the front board detached some chipping at the top of the spine volume 3 751 pages is cracked at the front hinge volume 4 576 pages 114 pages of index and 8 pages of subscriber names shows the rear board cracked and only hanging on by the binding string. The binding of the interior pages is tight and pages are secure. No signatures or bookplates no library markings. Paper is toned due to age and there is foxing present as well as a couple pages that were found with the corners folded. The books are in French and are very readable good candidate for rebinding. Please note: all 4 Books weigh almost 5 1/2 pounds - non-US sales or priority mail option will likely require additional postage. Media mail rate is not affected. Beauce hardcover