Joan of Arc & Others, Victorian Books for Home Interiors factory

A collection of Victorian classic literature in English and French for home or office interiors. Titles include: The Crown of Wild Olive by John Ruskin; A Bachelor's Blunder by W.E. Norris and Histoire Jeanne D'Arc (French Edition) by La Pucelle D'Orleans (1841). Edition details:

Histoire de Jeanne D'Arc dite La Pucelle D'Orleans by JJE Roy. Troisieme Edition {3rd Edition}. Published by A Mame Imprimeurs-Libraires. Copyright 1941. {History of Joan of Arc known as the Maid of Orleans}. Charcoal gray cover with dark blue undertones. Bright gilt cover and spine decoration. Scratch on right cover (center) with under-board exposed. Cover corners bumped. Spine condition is excellent for it's age. Back cover matched the front cover with gilt decoration. Rubbing / wear along the back cover / spine connection. Marbled endpapers are dark brown with dark pink and black. Penciled markings on blank pre-title page. Heavy foxing on first decorated title page and opposite illustration. Streak soiling on lower margin of page 1. Interior pages are crisp, white and intact with occasional mild foxing throughout. Book has at least two (2) additional black and white full page illustrations. At least one upper right corner is creased. Heavy foxing on one of the illustrations. Interior pages have gilt edging factory. 312 pages, 7 1/2 x 4 1/4"

The Crown of Wild Olive, "Three Lectures on Work, Traffic and War" by John Ruskin. Published by Belford, Clarke & Company, NY around 1885 (n.d.). Dark gray cloth cover with dark green undertones. Cover is decoratively embossed with "Caxton Edition" on the cover. Cover decoration is extended to the spine with bright gilt title block. There is a small hole / tear in the spine cloth with white exposed. Back cover is dark green / gray and good. Eps are decorated with yellow / tan floral motif. Interior pages are stiff, clean and intact with moderate to heavy tanning throughout. Rear eps are decorated. 139 pages, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4"

A Bachelor's Blunder by W.E. Norris. Published by Hurst and Company, NY around 1890 (n.d.). Dark gray cloth cover with purple undertones. Cover reads, "Arlington Edition". Book slants forward. Cover / spine may have been reattached. Cloth on the spine is misaligned. Gilt title block on the spine. Wear and rubbing on the upper and lower spine cloth. Back cover is good with a few light discoloration spots. Eps are clean and yellow. Pre-title page is attached, but fragile. Title page feels fragile. Title page has small chips along the edge. Interior pages are soft and intact with heavy tanning in the margins throughout. Two small discoloration spots on the cover. Rear left eps is missing. 419 pages + advertising, 7 1/2 x 5 1/8"