12mo full rose calf gilt, raised spine bands with spine compartments gilt, gilt dentelles & blind-tooled reverses (tips worn/hinges partly cracking but secure/lacks spine label). Nice prize inscription on pastedown written in French but for an English pupil W.S. Tucker 9 Adelaide Crescent Brighton Xmas 1850. All Edges Gilt xii [includes half title & title] +288pp light tide mark to beginning and end else paper clean and supple. Inner paper hinges split but book block held by cords.