Le tableau de la Vie. Pour l’année 1820.
À Paris: [Marcilly, 1819]
£ 900
A lovely early 19th century children’s miniature almanac in French. Miniature book (22 x 18 mm), pp. 64. The book is completely printed using engraved plates and contains eight full-page illustrations accompanying diverse songs, as well as a calendar at the end. Likely published by the leading French publishing house Marcilly, who were responsible for many of the most beautiful children’s books of the 19th century. It was created as part of a series containing tiny volumes of stories, anecdotes, fables, etc all aimed to be gifted to children. Bound in red morocco with gilt flower centrepiece, dotted and fillet gilt frames to both covers, all edges gilt, in very good condition.
Welsh 6567; Houghton 468