Livre d'Images

1924. Amateur paper board binding of the period.. Very good; some abrasion to the painting serving as the cover title; amateur paper board binding is broken; covers loose.. Folio, 16 leaves of thick painter's canvas with full page oil painted scenes - recto only (includes the cover title and dedication page that are illustrated). The sheet size is 398 x 265 mm. A small mounted photograph of the author on an inserted sheet. Text in French throughout.

The dedication page reveals that Louisa Bisch made up this book for the children of her nephew Dr. L E Bisch. It features instructive text and images regarding the behavior of children, in addition, portraits of children going about everyday activities at home and committing acts of mischief; other images of note include children building a snow man, and several precise renderings of insects and birds.