Études et Plaisirs: Petites Histoires par Mlle. A. Dubois de Thainville; illustré de dessins imprimés en couleur

Dubois de Thainville, A.

Published by P.C. Lehuby, Paris, 1852

About this Item

3e édition, revue et corrigée (on p. 2, the series title verso). 252 p.: tissue-guarded chromolithographed frontispiece, 7 additional leaves of chromolithographed plates; 20 cm. Mid-19th-century card binding with intricate floral decoration in gilt, red, green blue, and purple. Spine title: Etudes & Plaisirs. Engraved head pieces, tailpiece, and initials. No date of publication; 1852 is the year assigned by the NUC. Part of the series Bibliothèque Spéciale de la Jeunesse. Plates signed: Bayalos. NUC pre-1956, 150:10; Gumuchian, 2281, which gives the date of the first edition as ca. 1842 (the year of the approbation given by the archidiocese in Rouen, p. 5). Inscription on series title page: "Edith Wayne from Miss Magrath 1903." In Fair Condition: both boards are detached but present; lacking 5 cm. of binding on spine at tail; both boards are rubbed, with some loss of color and gilt; light foxing throughout; otherwise pages and plates are clean and bright. A very scarce and nicely illustrated mid-19th-century French children's book. Seller Inventory # 002627

Bibliographic Details

Title: Études et Plaisirs: Petites Histoires par ...

Publisher: P.C. Lehuby, Paris

Publication Date: 1852

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Bayalos

Condition: Fair