Chez Dufour 1801. Hardcover. Fair. 10 engravings by Antoine Borel. Paris Chez Dufour 1801 An X. 9 x 14 cm 134 pp. Frontispiece loose. Worming on cover and through 90 pages inside but text and images on the plates not affected. Spine split along the front joint. The Book Cellar & Henschel. <br/> <br/> Chez Dufour hardcover
Printed by J. Crowder For E. Newbery. Hardcover. Good. For E. Newbery The Corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard. MDCCXCVI 1796 Printed by J. Crowder, For E. Newbery hardcover
London: J. Crowder; E. Newbury 1800. Leather. Good. 7" by 4". John Bewick. An English translation of the popular tales of Berquin strikingly illustrated by John Bewick. A translation of the tales of 'L'Ami des Enfants' by Arnaud Berquin a popular anthology of entertaining and moral tales for children. 'L'Ami des Enfants' was hugely successful in both France and England gaining Berquin recognition and success. The stories featured consist of everyday situations which occur in children's lives. Their emphasis on family and structure helped gain popularity for the concept of the nuclear family.Illustrated with a total of seventy-three woodcuts by John Bewick. Prior owner has neatly hand-coloured the majority of the woodcuts.John Bewick was the younger brother of influential woodcut artist Thomas Bewick. John assisted his brother in his illustrations whilst working as an apprentice to him.The eighth edition.Bound without the final leaf of text which includes one woodcut. In a rebacked calf binding. Externally generally smart a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities resulting in a small amount of loss. A very small amount of loss to the rear board. A few light marks to the boards. Spots to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with light handling marks and a few scattered spots. Neat repair to the tail of the title page. Bound without the final leaf of text. Good J. Crowder; E. Newbury hardcover
London: J. Harris; Longman Hurst Rees and Orme; et al 1806. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". John Bewick. An English translation of the popular tales of Berquin strikingly illustrated by John Bewick. A translation of the tales of 'L'Ami des Enfants' by Arnaud Berquin a popular anthology of entertaining and moral tales for children. 'L'Ami des Enfants' was hugely successful in both France and England gaining Berquin recognition and success. The stories featured consist of everyday situations which occur in children's lives. Their emphasis on family and structure helped gain popularity for the concept of the nuclear family.Illustrated with a total of seventy-four woodcuts by John Bewick.John Bewick was the younger brother of influential woodcut artist Thomas Bewick. John assisted his brother in his illustrations whilst working as an apprentice to him.The tenth edition. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards with renewed endpapers. Externally smart. A couple of light marks to the spine. Very minor bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper with is repaired to the gutter with one small tidemark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Very Good Indeed J. Harris; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; et al hardcover
London: J. F. Dove 1796 . Leather. Good. 6" by 4". Not Stated. An early edition of the English translation of Arnaud Berquin's charming short story collection for children. An uncommon early edition published by J. F. Dove. First translated into English from the original French in 1787.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page.A delightful collection of children's stories originally published in French and titled 'L'Ami des Enfants'.The work was hugely successful gaining Berquin recognition and success. The stories featured consist of everyday situations which occur in children's lives and emphasise the traditional family structure and its importance. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to joints back strip head and tail and board perimeters. Small loss of calf to back strip head. Hinges strained but firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with only the odd handling mark. Good J. F. Dove hardcover