La Civilite Puerile et Honnete.
Printed in France. E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie; Paris. ND [1887]. No edition marks [1887 edition]. Cloth over boards. Hardcover gold cloth over boards. Oblong 8vo.47, [1] pp. Illustrated with 44 beautiful full colour, full page lithographic plates, with several additional smaller full colour plates by painter and illustrator Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel. French text. No edition marks or date; advertisements and colouring of the plates match the 1887 printing (suspected second edition). Sympathetically repaired with a new spine. Red edgestain. Blue endpapers. Inscription on the front flyleaf(v). Pages bright with light age toning and the occasional use mark. Boards and spine rubbed, bumped, and slightly edge worn. Gold cloth has faded around the edges. Overall a charming book in good condition. Good. Item #67644
Price: $125.00