Dom Leo, French Cartonnage Book, 1851

A French cartonnage book, "Dom Leo ou le Pouvoir de L'Amitie" by l'auteur de Lorenzo G.T.D. Cinquieme Edition. {Fifth Edition, Title: Dom Leo or The Power of Friendship}. French language. Copyright 1851. Published by L. Lefort, Imprimeur-Libraire, Lille, France. The covers are beautiful in a dark blue with ornate gilt decoration. There are floral decoration at the top and bottom of the cover and leaves. The center color illustration has bright colors depicting a man in motion. There are light bumps along the cover edge. The cover corners are bumped with under-board exposed. The tissue opposite the frontispiece is heavily foxed. There is foxing on the title page. There is moderate foxing throughout the book. There are a couple bent upper right corners and several creased corners. 251 pages, size: 7.35 x 4.75".