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1873 Au Bord de la Bièvre by Alfred Delvau
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Description
Early Edition, Leather Binding
The new edition in quarter green morocco with paper-covered marbled boards.
New edition. Preceded by a bibliography of the books and publications of Alfred Delvau, which has twenty-seven pages, written by Mr. Malassis.
Author of works on Paris and its history, Alfred Delvau (1825-1867), son of a master tanner from the Faubourg Saint-Marceau, recounts his Parisian childhood in On the Banks of the Bièvre: Impressions and Memories.
Contains a prior owner's bookplate to the front paste down.
Condition
In quarter green morocco with paper-covered marbled boards. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to joints and extremities and minor shelf wear to paper-covered boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned and the odd spot throughout, heavier to the first and last few. Contains prior owner's bookplate to front paste down.
Very Good Indeed
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