Modern History Told to Christian Youth, France

A golden French romantique cartonnage book, "L'Histoire Moderne Racontee a la Jeunesse Chretienne," by A. Savagner. {Title: Modern History Told to Christian Youth}. Copyright 1851. Published by House Martial Ardant Freres, Paris. French language. The cover his heavily gilded with ornate embossing and royal blue contrast that has purple undertones. The cover corners are lightly bumped. There is a vertical crease on the backstrip paper. There is paper missing on the upper backstrip. The back cover matches the front cover. There is remnants of a sticker on the left endpaper. There is moderate to heavy foxing on the title page. The tissue is enclosed. There is a frontispiece illustration. The book has heavy tanning and foxing throughout. There are some pages with lighter tanning and foxing, but also areas where it is very heavy. 317 pages. 7.25 x 4.35".