Author: Jules Girardin
Title: Le Commis de M. Bouvat Illustrãƒâ© de 119 Vignettes Dessinãƒâ©Es M. Bouvat&Apos;S Clerk
Description: Paris , Librairie Hatchette, 1923. Cloth. A most handsome edition of this parochial children's story, illustrated with a prolific number of fine art-nouveau plates. Jules Girardin was born at Loches in 1832. He trained as a teacher and taught at number of local schools before obtaining a Chair at the Lyceum in Versailles. He wrote prolifically for magazines publishing belles-lettres type fiction, and for young peoples's journals. In his later years, he focussed on morally informative novels for young people. Here we have one such offering, illustrated beautifully with superb and plentiful plates. The volume is prefaced with a short commemorative biography of M. Girardin, who passed away following a sudden stroke at the gare Montparnasse in 1888. In a red cloth binding with gilt art-nouveau embellishment. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Moderate wear to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound but with tender hinges. Pages generally clean, though dusty throughout and browned towards edges. Glue marks and commemorative 'National Committee for Defence Against Tuberculosis' charity stamp to front pastedown; small crease in bottom of frontispiece; indecipherable blue stamp to back pastedown. Good . Ill.: Tofani. Good .
Keywords: Art-Nouveau Children's jUles Girardin Children's Tofani
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Title: Le Commis de M. Bouvat Illustrãƒâ© de 119 Vignettes Dessinãƒâ©Es M. Bouvat&Apos;S Clerk
Description: Paris , Librairie Hatchette, 1923. Cloth. A most handsome edition of this parochial children's story, illustrated with a prolific number of fine art-nouveau plates. Jules Girardin was born at Loches in 1832. He trained as a teacher and taught at number of local schools before obtaining a Chair at the Lyceum in Versailles. He wrote prolifically for magazines publishing belles-lettres type fiction, and for young peoples's journals. In his later years, he focussed on morally informative novels for young people. Here we have one such offering, illustrated beautifully with superb and plentiful plates. The volume is prefaced with a short commemorative biography of M. Girardin, who passed away following a sudden stroke at the gare Montparnasse in 1888. In a red cloth binding with gilt art-nouveau embellishment. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Moderate wear to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound but with tender hinges. Pages generally clean, though dusty throughout and browned towards edges. Glue marks and commemorative 'National Committee for Defence Against Tuberculosis' charity stamp to front pastedown; small crease in bottom of frontispiece; indecipherable blue stamp to back pastedown. Good . Ill.: Tofani. Good .
Keywords: Art-Nouveau Children's jUles Girardin Children's Tofani
Price: GBP 29.99 = appr. US$ 42.83 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: FGN10-G-9
- Book number: FGN10-G-9
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