Collectible - Good

Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette Et Cie, 1865. NAP. 12mo hardcover. Red half leather with marbled boards, gilt spine lettering and decoration. viii+447pp. French. Chapter vignettes and drop caps. Good book. Shelfworn with the fore-edge's corner leather eroded and a split to the leather along the bottom 2.5" of the front joint; the binding remains sound. Boards lightly rubbed. Previous owner's name in pencil to the front endpage and a few bent pages in the rear. There is foxing/spotting to the edges of most leaves, though the pages remain otherwise bright. From the library of political advisor and lobbyist Jack Valenti. Valenti served as Special Assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson and also presided over the Motion Picture Association of America where he created the MPAA film rating. (Books in French, French Literature, French Writers, 19th Century) Inquire if you need further information.