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an old book with a drawing of children playing with a bicycle
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Stella, J Les jeux et plaisirs de l'enfance, completed by Chaponnier. With 12 copperplate engravings after Stella. Paris, Chaise, (c. 1800). Quarto. 26 unnumbered leaves. Modern leather binding in the style of the period with a round back label and gilt edging. Cf. Gumuchian 3413 and Pierpont Morgan Library. Children’s Books 192 – New edition of the work first published in 1657 in two parts with a total of 51 plates. – Charming illustrations of children’s games, including ball games, bathing, seesaws, dice games, card games, etc. - This edition, published in Paris by Chaise Jeune (c. 1790–1800), is a rare, abridged version containing 12 copperplate engravings after Stella, completed by Alexandre Chaponnier fils. It contains revised and corrected quatrains (four-line verses) as well as an explanatory text, printed on thick paper. The plates illustrate games such as La Marelle a Cloche-Pied (Hopscotch on one leg), Les petits feux, L’escrime (fencing), Les Dards (dart throwing), La Crosse, L’Escarpolete (swing), L’Arbalète, La Course du Pot, Le Collin Maillard (blind man’s buff), Le Traineau and Le Sabot. – One page has a small tear at the edge; the full white margin is slightly smudged with fingerprints. Rare. An important contemporary visual source for understanding continental children’s games in the seventeenth century (Pierpont). - With 12 copperplate engravings after Stella. - A new edition of the work first published in 1657 in two parts, comprising a total of 51 plates. - Charming depictions of children’s games, including ball games, bathing, seesaws, dice, card games, etc. - This Paris edition by Chaise Jeune (c. 1790–1800) is a rare, abridged version featuring 12 copperplate engravings after Stella, completed by Alexandre Chaponnier fils. It contains revised and corrected quatrains (four-line verses) and an explanatory text, printed on thick paper. The plates illustrate games such as La Marelle a Cloche-Pied (hopscotch on one leg), Les petits feux, L’escrime (fencing), Les Dards (arrow throwing), La Crosse, L’Escarpolete (swing), L’Arbalète, La Course du Pot, Le Collin Maillard (blind man’s buff), Le Traineau, and Le Sabot. – One page with a small tear at the edge, some finger marks in the full white margin. Rare. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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