Dictionnaire Abrege et Portatif Allemand-Francois by Chretien Frederic Schwan
1813. 217 pages. Half bound leather with marbled paper covered boards. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Cracks to guttering, however binding remains firm. Ownership plate to front pastedown. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Notable tears and creasing to text block. Thumb-marking present. Dog-eared corners. Boards have heavy edge wear with corner bumping. Leather peeling to corners, edges and spine. Substantial area of scuff to all surfaces. Large splits to joints with visible loss to spine tails. Gilt lettering is darkened. Marks and scratches all over.