{"product_id":"1858-histoire-de-france-book-french","title":"1858 \"Histoire de France\" book [French]","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome little black book from 1858. The spine is smooth black leather, ruled in gilt bands with the author and title stamped in gold, and a small gilt \"8\" near the base. The boards are covered in black paper mottled with ivory — it reads almost like polished stone from across a room. Open the cover and the endpapers are the best part: deep blue veining swirled over warm ochre, the kind of hand-marbled paper you only find on old bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is Volume VIII of Laurentie's \u003cem\u003eHistoire de France\u003c\/em\u003e, second edition, printed in Paris by Lagny Frères on rue Garancière in 1858. Pierre-Sébastien Laurentie was a well-known French royalist writer, and this volume covers the Bourbon Restoration — the pages fall open on the trial of Louvel and the unrest of 1820. The paper has gone soft cream with light foxing, and the text block is still tight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe corners are bumped and the leather is rubbed at the spine ends, which is exactly what makes it look collected rather than bought. Good on its own, better in a stack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\" H x 4 3\/4\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Letterpress on laid paper; quarter black leather over mottled paper boards, gilt-tooled spine, marbled endpapers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1858\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paris, France — Lagny Frères, Éditeurs, Rue Garancière, 8; printed at Saint-Cloud, Imprimerie de Mme Vve Belin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature\/mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclosures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sold as-is in antique condition, over 165 years old; one volume only (Tome VIII) — not a complete set; binding is sound but shows honest age: rubbing and small losses to the leather at the spine head and tail, wear along the joints, and bumped, rubbed corners with the board edges showing through; marbled boards are scuffed; interior is clean and readable with scattered foxing and light toning throughout (see photos)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crazing About Patina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52917937439032,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/0513\/8488\/files\/IMG_2908_e20e95f2-7d5d-4f5d-9801-da3f8560a888.jpg?v=1788744582","url":"https:\/\/crazingaboutpatina.com\/products\/1858-histoire-de-france-book-french","provider":"Crazing About Patina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}