Aventures de Dame Trotte et de sa Chatte, Graduction libre et imitation de l'anglais
first edition Original illustrated boards, neatly rebacked in paper.
[ca. 1850] · Paris:
by Houx-Marc, Eugene
Paris: Amedee Beelet Libraire, [ca. 1850] First edition (?). OCLC records several copies in Europe under dates that range from 1850 to 1867; Opie lists a fourth edition with a date of 1858. It is one book in the Bibliothèque du Premier Age series, which included fifteen other works that differed thematically: gardens, fables, history, etc. Original illustrated boards, neatly rebacked in paper. . Twelvemo. Hand-colored frontispiece; fifteen hand-colored plates. Binding extremities lightly rubbed and worn. Light foxing, plates slightly toned. Small presentation slip written in ink and dated 1854 pasted on verso of front flyleaf. A very good, clean copy of a rare item. Little is known about Eugène Houx-Marc, including his dates. Aventures de Dame Trotte et de sa Chatte is a storybook containing fifteen chapters about the titular Dame Trotte and her daily life with her pets, a cat and small dog. (Inventory #: 16422)