Set of 3 books illustrated by Job. - Lot 27

Set of 3 books illustrated by Job. 1/ - Hinzelin, Émile. - When Our Great Writers Were Children. Paris, Delagrave, 1929. Large quarto, publisher’s cardboard binding, cloth-bound spine (with foxing), large illustration by Job on the front cover; rubbed corners—48 pp., 8 color plates, black vignettes in the text, by Job. First edition. Montaigne, La Fontaine, Pascal, Madame de Sévigné, Bossuet, Racine, Rousseau, Hugo. A fine copy despite the noted flaws. 2/ - Clerc, Charles; Sevestre, Norbert. - When Our Great Kings Were Little. Paris: Delagrave, 1913. Large quarto, publisher’s gray percaline with a chagrin grain, large illustration by Job on the front cover, loose stitching, foxing on the edges—48 pp., 8 color plates, black vignettes in the text, by Job. From Berthe the Big-Footed to Napoleon. 3/ - Trogan, É. - *Historical Words of the French Countryside*. Fifth edition, updated. Tours, Mame, n.d. [1915–1916]. Large quarto, publisher’s cardboard binding, red cloth spine, large illustration by Job on the front cover, dulled corners, creased spine, loose stitching—105 pp., 23 plates, vignettes in the text by Job. From Clovis—“God of Clotilde, save the Franks, and I will believe in you”—to Joffre—“Our return is final. I bring you the kiss of France.”