Petit Conteur Danecdotes (4 results)

rigide. Condition: Bon. Seconde édition, revue, corrigée, et considérablement augmentée, 1 vol. in-18 reliure de l'époque demi-veau blond, dos lisse orné en long, Ledentu, L. Ledentu, Paris, 1814, frontispice, 250 pp. Bon état (rel. très lég. frottée avec petite tache en mors) Langue: Français.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R200103245: Non daté. In-18. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos abîmé, Rousseurs. 215 pages. Dos de substitution. . . . Classification Dewey : 843.0692-Livres d'enfants.

Demi-cuir. Condition: Bon. 1 volume relié demi vélin, dos muet, frontispice, 250 pages Size: in 18.

First and only edition of a charming miniature children's book with amusing stories and anecdotes, printed in small type by Didot. The work has been beautifully illustrated with elegant engraved plates on costumes and professions. The plates show a woman from the Auvergne, a female street sweeper, a seamstress, a dress seller, a soldier, and a knife-grinder. The work is part of a series of educational children's books on a wide variety of different topics, published by Marcilly in Paris during the first half of the 19th century, and includes works as Le petit florian, Le petit dessinateur, and Le petit daguerrotype.The spine is rubbed and partly detached, the edges and corners of the boards are slightly scuffed. The leaves are somewhat foxed. The slipcase is somewhat rubbed. Otherwise in good condition.l Gumuchian 4122; Welsh, A bibl. of miniature books 5561; cf. Bondy, Miniature books, p. 76. Original lithographed pink boards, with the title on the spine, gilt edges. The work is preserved in the original lithographed matching pink slipcase. With a finely engraved title showing a merry company in the woods, and 6 full-page engraved plates of costumes and professions. Pages: 95, [1 blank] pp.…