Farces et Drôleries des Animaux
Paris: L. Westhausser, Editeur, 10, Rue de l'Abbaye 10, No date [c. 1890]. Boards. [POETRY] [FRENCH LANGUAGE]. 12mo square (7 ½” x 6 7/8”); [28]pp; stiff glazed chromolithographed pictorial boards featuring cats and dogs playing on a swing; pale blue floral endpapers, bookseller’s ticket on front pastedown; illustrated poems and stories in b&w lithography and color; soiling and wear to boards, age-toned eps, internally clean and bright; very good minus. OCLC locates 2 copies, one in France and one in the Netherlands. Very good. Item #1875
A scarce children’s picture and poetry book in French featuring anthropomorphic animals. Humorous illustrations include a two-page chromolithograph of mischievous kittens and their mother at a dining room table.
Price: $125.00