L'Ami des Enfans
BERQUIN, Arnaud
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 15, 2006
From Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 15, 2006
About this Item
4 vols.: Vol. 1: iv, 207; Vol. 2: 206; Vol. 3: 235 + ads; Vol. 4: 212 + ads. 18 cm. Full leather with gold impressing on spines. Some scratches, worn corners. Most boards loosening but attached. Bookplates for "Francis Enys, Truro, Cornwall" on front pastedowns. Volume 1 has slightly chipped spine tail and volume 4 slightly chipped at head. Pencil notes rear pastedown of volume 1. Volume 3 has worm holes inside front board and first few pages. All pages bright and clean. French text. Arnaud Berquin (1747-1791) was a French children's author. This is his most famous work, first published 1782-3. It was also translated into English, albeit bowdlerised, by Mary Stockdale and published in London in 1783-4 by Mary's father John Stockdale. The work remained popular until the middle of the nineteenth century. Berquin's stories consisted of events that might happen to children in their everyday lives - they did not contain fairy tales or other imaginative literature. His books envision childhood reading as a familial exercise; for example, some of his "stories" are actually plays with parts for every member of the family. Seller Inventory # 103626
Bibliographic Details
Title: L'Ami des Enfans
Publisher: J. Stockdale et al, London
Publication Date: 1794
Binding: Full-Leather
Condition: Good
Edition: Nouvelle edition.
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