four children ' s books are lined up on a white surfacea book with a drawing of a woman holding a glassan open book with a drawing of a man riding a horse on itan open book with a drawing of a woman walking a dogan old book with a picture of a man and a dogan open book with a picture of a man and a woman sitting on a benchan old book with a picture of two children playing on itan open book with a picture of a family on itan old book with a picture of two children and a birdan open book sitting on top of a table next to a cup of coffee
Description
[Enfantina] A set of 4 volumes. - 3 illustrated volumes by MARS in the publisher’s cardboard binding, Italian-style In-8, the publisher’s percaline with polychrome decoration on the front cover, red edges. Paris, Plon-Nourrit, undated, 47 pages. Illustrated on every page with large or multiple colour vignettes. - 1. Compères et compagnons. [1887]. - 2. Nos Chéris. [1887]. - 3. Children’s Joys. [1890]. (corners and spines slightly rubbed, lower hinge of vols. 1 and 2 distended, loose stitching on vol. 3, foxing). (caps and edges slightly rubbed, minor defects to the lower hinge, scattered foxing, but otherwise in fair overall condition). - With: FRANCE (Anatole) - BOUTET DE MONVEL. Our Children. Scenes from the City and the Countryside. Paris, Hachette, n.d. [1900]. In-4, illustrated publisher’s cardboard binding, cloth-bound spine – [2 ff.], 25 pp., [1 f.], 12 colour plates and vignettes in the text
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