DU MERSAN (Théophile Marion). Children's... - Lot 57 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

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DU MERSAN (Théophile Marion). Children's... - Lot 57 - Pierre Bergé & Associés
DU MERSAN (Théophile Marion). Children's songs and rounds, collected and accompanied of tales, notices, historiettes and dialogues, by Du Mersan, enriched with music ... by Gustave-Jeane-Julien. Paris, De Gonet, 1846. In-8, bottle green half-maroquin with corners, spine decorated in long, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Honnelait). cover and spine (Honnelaitre). First printing. Portrait of the author engraved on wood in a colored frame and eight lithographs out of text also finely colored, all after Geoffroy. Numerous vignettes, lettering and ornaments engraved on wood in the text. Very charming work, one of the first collections of children's songs. One finds there, among others among others, Au clair de la lune, Il était une bergère, Promenons-nous dans les bois... Perfect copy, with its pretty cover illustrated with gold ornaments impeccably preserved.
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