EDUCATION MATERNELLE. Simples Lecons d'une Mere a ses Enfants.. This item is unavailable.EDUCATION MATERNELLE. Simples Lecons d'une Mere a ses Enfants.

THIRD EDITION 1849 revised and corrected, first published in 1836, French text, large 8vo, approximately 260 x 180 mm, 10¼ x 7 inches, divided into 9 sections each with separate pagination: Lecture; Écriture; Mémoire; Arithmétique; Grammaire; Ortographie ou des dictées; Géographie; Histoire Sainte; Récréation. Beautiful tinted lithographed frontispiece, vignette to title page, 8 double page coloured maps (Mappemonde en 2 Hemispherres, Carte de l'Europe, la France, l'Asie, l'Afrique, l'Amerique Septentrionale, l'Amerique Meridionale, l'Oceanie [Australie]), and a double page coloured Tableau Uranographique et Cosmographique, 1 plate of colours, numerous text illustrations, decorative and pictorial headpieces, circa 504 pages, each section with its own half-title and title page, bound in full 19th century half calf over marbled sides, gilt rules and lettering to spine. Slightly rubbed at head and tail of spine and corners, spine faded, an occasional pale fox spot, small closed tear to 3 margins with old paper repair, 3 lower margins strengthened with paper strip, tiny piece torn off 1 lower corner, occasional fingermarks to margins, heavy in a few places. Overall a very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.…