Lot n° 7
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[Enfantina] - Set of 6 19th-century hardcover volumes - - Lot 7
[Enfantina] - Set of 6 19th-century hardcover volumes -
1/ - La Fontaine's Fables for Babies. - Paris, Librairie de Théodore Lefèvre et Émile Guérin, n.d. [1886]. Large quarto, publisher’s red percaline, elaborate gold decoration on the front cover, gilt edges, rare foxing - [24 ff.], 22 illustrations, vignette on the title page. Binding in very fresh condition.
2/ - A Short Journey Through France. Informal, Instructive, and Amusing Conversations on the Wonders of Science and Industry. By a Father. - Paris, Garnier Frères, n.d. [1880]. Large quarto, publisher’s red percaline, large gilt design on the front cover, gilt edges — corners and clamps slightly rubbed — [24 ff.], engravings by Walker and Kermabon: frontispiece and 42 vignettes in the text. Three children travel around France. They discover the railroad and the telegraph; in Limoges, porcelain manufacturing; in Lyon, the silk industry; in Mâcon, the grape harvest; and in Le Creusot, blast furnaces and the mine.
3/ - Fairy Tales Told to Baby by Her Dear Mother. - Paris, Émile Guérin, n.d. [1901]. Large quarto, publisher’s red percaline, elaborate gilt decoration on the front cover, gilt edges, minor, insignificant discoloration on the board - [24 ff.], 41 color engravings, including 11 full-page illustrations by Farnion, Morin, Erlier, Perrichon, Joliet… Part of the “Bibliothèque de bébé” collection. Contains: Puss in Boots, Donkey Skin, Little Red Riding Hood, Riquet with the Tuft, Tom Thumb, Cinderella, Bluebeard, The Fairies, Ridiculous Wishes, Beauty and the Beast.
4/ - Villeblanche, Mme de - Mès. - *Les Petites Filles peintes par elles-mêmes*. Paris, Bernardin-Béchet, 1879. Publisher’s red percaline cloth, gilt decoration on the front cover, gilt edges—caps and corners rubbed, two black spots on the back cover, foxing—72 pp., 8 lithographs by Mès. The Proud One, the Indiscreet One, the Chatterbox, the Whiner, the Coquette, the Sulker, the Glutton, the Capricious One. How 8 Little Girls Will Be Cured of Their Flaws.
Included are 2 volumes illustrated by Froment:
5/ - Stahl, P.-J. - Froment, E. - *La Petite Devineresse*. Paris, Hetzel, n.d. In-8, publisher’s percaline, gilt and embossed decoration on the front cover (gilt tarnished), foxing - [24 ff.], 54 ff. of the catalog), 22 drawings by Froment engraved by Matthis.
6/ - Froment, E. - *Histoire d’un pain rond*. Paris, Hetzel, n.d. In-8, publisher’s cardboard binding, worn, foxing - [36 ff.], title page and 33 drawings by Froment engraved by Matthis.
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