DU MERSAN (Théophile Marion).

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DU MERSAN (Théophile Marion).
Chansons et rondes enfantines, recueillies et accompagnées de contes, notices, historiettes et dialogues, par Du Mersan, enrichies de la musique en regard... par Gustave-Jeane-Julien. Paris, De Gonet, 1846. In-8, bottle-green half-maroquin with corners, spine decorated throughout, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Honnelaitre). First edition. Wood-engraved portrait of the author in a coloured frame and eight lithographs outside the text also finely coloured, all after Geoffroy. Numerous woodcut vignettes, lettering and ornaments in the text. Very charming work, one of the first collections of children's songs. It includes, among others, Au clair de la lune, Il était une bergère, Promenons-nous dans les bois... A perfect copy, with its pretty cover illustrated with gold ornaments impeccably preserved.
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