Search Results: late 19thC French children's litterature from LeCrastinBooks

Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1890. Octavo; Fair. Hardcover blue cloth with gold print; elaborate gold illustration "Bibliothèque des Petits Enfants" on front, slight fraying wear to corners and spine caps, tear between spine and front flap ( see photos).Text block has gilt edges, light blue endpapers, front hinge detached, age-toning to paper. Text in French; 334 pages. POS on half title page. Illustrated with fifty-seven engravings based on drawings by Edouard François Zier.Les Enfants de la Tour du Roc. Ouvrage illustré de 57 gravures d'après E. ZierLibrairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1890. Petit in-8 (189 x 140 cm), reliure d'éditeur percaline bleue, premier plat orné d'un riche décor mettant en scène un ange musicien, tranches dorées. Illustrations de Edouard ZIER.

Luxurious presentation edition (relié toile, tranches dorées),text block gilded on three sides. undated but probably around 1905. Author is also known as Marie Malezieux. Numerous engravings by Gilbert. Pages somewhat browned and some splitting on left side of spine. Otherwise very good.See photos. This is probably a "First thus" published by Flammarion. All reasonable offers considered