145 - Becker, Léon. – Alphabet of Birds.
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Estimate €80 - €120

Description

Becker, Léon. – Alphabet of Birds. Bibliothèque d’Éducation et de Récréation, J. Hetzel & Co., [1879]. AB Catalogue for 1880. Percaline with a green background and bevelled covers decorated with an embossed floral pattern; on the front cover, the frame is gilded, as is the motif in the central medallion depicting a bird feeding its young; on the back cover, the central medallion is surrounded by a Greek fret pattern, the inscription ‘Collection J. Hetzel / Paris’ and, in the centre, three children (plate by A. Souze) – scattered foxing, a stain on two leaves, slight misalignment – [24 ff., frontispiece, title page, alphabet book], [4 ff. of catalogue]. The letters NO, RQ, WX and YZ are grouped together. Apart from the main letter of each entry in the alphabet, the text is set in red. Illustrated by Becker with animals parodying humans in the style of Grandville.

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145 - Becker, Léon. – Alphabet of Birds. See original version (French)

145 - Becker, Léon. – Alphabet of Birds.
See original version (French)