Une Mere by Paul Jouhanneaud. Ouvage Approuve by l'Eveque de Limoges. {Title: A Mother}. Copyright 1859. Published by Chez Martial Ardant Freres, Limoges. French language. A larger cartonnage style book with a white and gold cover. The gilt on the cover is darkened and the white areas are darkened / soiled. The upper cover corner bends downward. There is a crease down the center of the backstrip paper. The back cover gilt is brighter. There is a penned notation in calligraphy on the right end paper. There is an illustration of an angel and a child on the frontispiece. The type font feels somewhat raised on the paper. The pages are stiff and white. Heavy foxing begins at page 25-49. There are sketched flowers in pencil on the white back endpapers. Size: 8 x 5.15", 191 pages.
