The Queen's God Daughter, French cartonnage
Decorative antique French cartonnage book, "La Filleule de la Reine," by C. Barbier. {Title: The Queen's God Daughter}. Published around 1850 by Megard et Cie, Rouen (no date). French language. Size: 7.15 x 4.5”. The cover is a dark charcoal gray with blue undertones. The gilt decoration on the cover is bronzed. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
Decorative antique French cartonnage book, "La Filleule de la Reine," by C. Barbier. {Title: The Queen's God Daughter}. Published around 1850 by Megard et Cie, Rouen (no date). French language. Size: 7.15 x 4.5”. The cover is a dark charcoal gray with blue undertones. The gilt decoration on the cover is bronzed. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
Decorative antique French cartonnage book, "La Filleule de la Reine," by C. Barbier. {Title: The Queen's God Daughter}. Published around 1850 by Megard et Cie, Rouen (no date). French language. Size: 7.15 x 4.5”. The cover is a dark charcoal gray with blue undertones. The gilt decoration on the cover is bronzed. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
The center color illustration is very good. There are many rubbed areas on the backstrip paper. The back cover has an ornate floral design. The cover corners are bumped with under-board exposed. There is heavy foxing on the title page and a black and white frontispiece illustration. There is an additional illustration on page 142 & 203. The interior pages are soft and intact with moderate to heavy foxing throughout. 236 pages.
