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LES FETES DES ENFANTS.
by CARPENTIER, Mlle Emilie.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris, J. Vermot, Libraire-editeur, (1862).. FIRST EDITION (1862), French text, small 4to, approximately 260 x 205 mm, 10¼ x 8 inches, 8 charming HAND COLOURED lithographic plates by C. Vallet, some with 2 subjects, all of young children, vignette of children on title page, 20 black and white illustrations in the text, 32 pages including half-title and title page, attractive coloured pictorial boards, a family at centre, wide border of flowers and children, lower cover decorated with flowers and a blue-bird, expertly rebacked in blue cloth, green and cream floral endpapers. Small neat repairs to board corners, light foxing to half-title and title page, light foxing and light browning to pages next to coloured plates, otherwise clean. A good plus copy of an uncommon French children's book (visiting Grannie New Year's Day; game of Les Rois; Carnival; Easter Eggs; Prizes (2 images); Holidays; Fishing and Hunting (2 images); The Sledge and Christmas (2 images). One copy listed in the Bibliotheque Nationale, 1 on WorldCat, not in Gumuchian. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47192
- Title
- LES FETES DES ENFANTS.
- Author
- CARPENTIER, Mlle Emilie.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Paris, J. Vermot, Libraire-editeur, (1862).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French children's book of high days and holidays jours de fetes livre d'enfant francais lithographes colories a main hand coloured lithographs Christmas
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Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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