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1787ref. 849F28London: J. Stockdale; J. Rivington; B. Law 1787 . Leather. Good Only. 7.5" by 4.5". Skelton. The scarce first two volumes of this late eighteenth century edition of the children's tales of Arnaud Berquin. In the original French.The first two volumes only of the scarce 1787 four volume edition of these works by French children's author Arnaud Berquin.With a frontispiece to each volume engraved by Skelton.First published between 1782 and 1783 this was Berquin's most popular work a collection of tales for children that detailed events that could happen to children in their every day lives rather than imaginative fairy tales. Berquin's works were remarked upon for their prioritisation of the family unit rather than the individual.ESTC reference N30038With the bookplate of British soldier 'Vere Poulett' to the front pastedown of volume I and ink notations to volume I front free endpaper and volume II front pastedown and front free endpaper. In full tree calf bindings. Significant rubbing to back strips and board perimeters. Joints starting with boards tenderly held. Horizontal splits in the leather of the spine. Bookplate to volume I front pastedown ink notations to volume I front free endpaper and volume II front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean and bright with the odd spot. Good Only J. Stockdale; J. Rivington; B. Law hardcover
1845ref. 46847Paris: Librairie Pittoresque de la Jeunesse 1845. Fine. Librairie Pittoresque de la Jeunesse Paris 1845 - relié New edition. Publisher's full blue paper boards binding smooth spine richly decorated with romantic fleurons boards stamped in blind with multiple frames first board decorated with a large central fleuron and second with a smaller one all edges gilt original yellow endpapers. Work illustrated with wood engravings by Perrassin J. Caboche Demerville Demorain lithographs by Ferogio. Foxing. Librairie Pittoresque de la Jeunesse hardcover
ref. 0364482559.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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ref. 1390783944.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1803ref. 73224Paris: Renouard 1803. Fine. Renouard Paris 1803 - 1810 10 x 17 cm 17 volumes reliés New illustrated edition with 232 figures principally by Borel. Volume XIV contains an additional suite by Moreau a suite by Marillier and another anonymous suite. Copy on vellum paper the figures on heavy vellum. At the end of the publisher's notice a leaf with the price of works: the 20 volumes in-18 fine paper in wrappers with 18 engravings.30Fr. The same with 212 engravings in wrappers.60Fr. The same 17 volumes deluxe vellum paper figures from first proofs.120Fr. The volumes may be purchased separately by works. While at Princeton University and the Royal Library of Denmark one finds only the edition in 20 volumes with 18 engravings this copy proves more desirable in 17 volumes on vellum. According to the British Library copy the edition which announced 212 engravings offered only 205 so the others were added. Contemporary half Russia leather binding. Smooth spine decorated with 4 small concentric fleurons and roulettes. Red paper on boards imitating long-grained morocco. Some rubbing notably to corners. Scattered foxing. Lacking the table for volume X. Some leaves protruding. Uncut copy. Details of the collection: Vol. I-VII L'ami des enfans et de l'adolescence. Vol. VIII Le livre de famille ou Entretiens familiers sur les connaissances les plus nécessaires à la jeunesse; Vol. IX-X Bibliothèque des villages. Vol. XI Introduction a la connoissance de la nature imitée de l'anglois; Vol. XII-XIII Choix de lectures pour les enfans ou Recueil de contes d'anecdotes et de traits de vertu choisis des meilleurs auteurs. Vol. XIV Idylles romances et autres poésies de Berquin; Vol. XV-XVI Sandford et Merton imité de l'anglois. Vol. XVII Le petit Grandisson imité du hollandois. The author Berquin 1747-1791 specialized very early in children's literature being indeed the first to have done so. His children's books enjoyed great popularity and were very frequently reprinted throughout the nineteenth century. English and German children of the late eighteenth century knew Berquin's work very well. The greater part of l'ami des enfants consists of short theatrical pieces historical moral childish. but one also finds numerous short tales and romances letters as well as a shipwreck narrative. Thus one counts in the general table of contents 106 entries. L'ami de l'adolescence also contains moral theatrical pieces and other pieces more narrative or more clearly pedagogical; one should note La relation d'un naufrage sur l'île Royale and le Système du monde mis à la portée de cet âge. Certain works are entirely devoted to instruction and pedagogy such as L'introduction à la connaissance de la nature notably through animal figures or the Entretiens sur les connaissances. Moreover it is not that Berquin was the first to extend this literature that is important it is rather that one can situate at this period the introduction of childhood into our cultures and Berquin is precisely an eloquent testimony to this. Furthermore it was undoubtedly among the first times that one found so many children represented in illustration. Renouard hardcover
1796ref. 18540à Paris: imprimerie de Moutardier 1796. Fine. imprimerie de Moutardier à Paris 1796 10.50 x 14 cm deux parties reliées en un volume New illustrated edition of these Romances. One frontispiece and 13 unsigned figures and 44 pages of engraved music. Printed on heavy laid paper. Contemporary full tree-calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with arabesques and fleurons. Triple fillet border on covers. All edges gilt. Handsome copy. Light rubbing to corners and joints. Berquin's poetry enjoyed immense success and was consequently qualified as popular while it perfectly reflects European literature of the late 18th century and one sometimes feels the first Romanticism coming from Germany and England. Some poems are dark and theatrical full of Gothic reminiscences: « Sous la tour du château s'ouvre une enceinte affreuse/ Où jamais n'a percé le jour/ Les flots d'une vapeur infecte et ténébreuse/ Inondent cet impur séjour. » Under the castle tower opens a dreadful enclosure/ Where daylight has never pierced/ The waves of an infected and dark vapor/ Flood this impure dwelling. After devoting himself to poetry Berquin 1747-1791 was the first French author to specialize in children's literature. The music pages are by Cousin-Jacques a columnist of the period. On the endpaper manuscript gift inscription: A Claire de Caperoy. imprimerie de Moutardier unknown
ref. 1396455078.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1800ref. 964P48London: 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
1796ref. 944F45London: 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
1806ref. 949P45London: 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
1885ref. 864M34London: Griffith Farran Okeden and Welsh 1885. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The English translation of Arnaud Berquin's charming short story collection for children illustrated throughout by Berwick. A reprint of the 1792 edition in a half cloth binding rebacked with the original backstrip laid down to the spine. A delightful collection of children's stories written by Arnaud Berquin and translated into English from the original French by Charles Welsh. The French version of this work was titled 'L'Ami des Enfants' and was hugely successful 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. 32 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In a half cloth binding rebacked with the original backstrip laid down to the spine. Externally fairly smart with losses to the backstrip and shelf wear to the boards and extremities. Tape repairs to the hinges. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. Good Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh hardcover
ref. 42710Diegem (Belgique), Kluwer, Editions Juridiques, 1994. 16 x 25, 339 pp., reliure d'édition pleine toile, très bon état.
1802ref. 17673Paris Le Clere 1802 in-16, basane mouchetée, p. de titire rouge. 20 volumes.
2010ref. R160131396TOM POUSSE. FEV 2010. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 197 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 370-Education
1802ref. 5241Paris, André, 1802, in-12, 15 vol, reliure plein veau, dos lisse et doré, Quelques défauts mineurs sinon très bel exemplaire abondamment illustré (95) de gravures sur Cuivre par Monnet, Marillier, etc. 15 vol.
1811ref. RO20198586BERTRAND ARTHUS. 1811. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 235 pages - coins rognés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1823ref. GITb808Paris Denn 1823. 4 tomes en 2vol petit in-12 179 177pp, 179 160pp 1f. Pleine basane blonde marbrée, dos lisse orné de filets et de fines résilles dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge et de tomaison dorée dans une pastille de maroquin rouge, plats encadrés d'une frise dorée, ornement doré sur bordure intérieure, tranches dorées, rel époque. Orné de 4 jolies gravures en frontispice.
1818ref. RO30145403DE PELAFOL. 1818. In-12. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. (IV+177+177)+(180+156) pages augmentees de frontispices en noir et blanc - manques sur le 2eme plat du 2eme volume - coins emousses - caissons, titre, ornements, fleurons, tomaisons dores au dos titre sur piece de titre - signet s conserves. . . . Classification Dewey : 792-Théâtre
