Histoire D'Une Bouchée De Pain by Macé, Jean - 1861

Bibliotheque D'Education Et De Recreation J Hetzel et Cie, Paris, 1861. 1st edition.. Hardback. Decorated cloth, G. [iv]+402pp, b/w frontis, title vignette, 11 b/w plates, all edges gilt, cloth very sunned to the spine with the purple colour of the cloth faded to beige, upper board bright, occasional light foxing, cloth rubbed to the edges, a fair copy. A hugely successful account, written as a series of letters, which describes, for children why we eat. 'Pourquoi mange-t-on, meme quand on n'a que de la soupe?' asks ther author in the introductory letter. Jean Macé [ 1815 - 1894 ] French journalist & author, who, after the success of this work authored many more science works for children.