Dosia, Antique French Leather Book

Dosia book by Alice Marie Céleste Durand under the pseudonym Henry Greville, Trent Septieme Edition. Copyright 1881. Published in Paris by E. Plon et Cie, Imprimeurs Editeurs. French language. First published in 1877. This is a 19th Century love story set in Russia and is a tale of love across social classes. Quarter-leather wrapped in dark blue leather with a bright royal blue cover that is slightly darker than pictured. The decorative gilt on the backstrip is bright. there are five raised ribs on the backstrip that are bumped with underboard exposed. The cover upper corner is bumped with underboard exposed. The outer edge of the pages are dyed speckled red. There is a floral motif on the endpapers. There is heavy foxing throughout the book with some areas of very little foxing. There is heavy foxing on the title page. There are no illustrations. 294 pages, size: 7"