Published by S. Morel; Imprimerie Lemercier, Geneve; Paris, 1865
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Paper Pastedown on Boards. Condition: Very Good. 24 tinted plates with hand-coloring of the costumes themselves. Plates are 8 by 5.5 inches each. Scattered light foxing in the margins and on the tissue guards. Small loss of outer fabric layer on upper spine. Considerable wear of board edges and corners, and some soiling of the paper pastedowns to the boards. The plate images, though, are bright and attractive, and this is overall a satifying copy.
Published by Paris: Desesserts, n.d. (c. 1850), 1850
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, B, Spain
First Edition
First and only edition of this charming mid-19th century children's book with EIGHT FULL-PAGE HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHS. Desesserts usually issued both colored and uncolored copies of each title, the former being far rarer. 4to. Bound in contemporary quarter morocco and pebbled cloth, spine beautifully gilt. All edges gilt. Light wear to corners of binding. Internally clean and bright.
Published by Louis Janet, Paris, 1843
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First edition. Undated, but 1843. 4to. 23 by 15 cm. vii, 167 pp. 13 color plates, one for each of the sentimental children's stories. Scarce children's title, with only five copies listed on OCLC. Slight cock to the binding. Light soiling to the cover. Clean within. Hardcover. Cartonnage Romantique binding.