first edition Hardcover
1899 · Paris
by Giffard, Pierre; Robida, A.[lbert] [illustrator]
Paris: Armand Colin & Cie, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 238 pages; newly rebacked with beige buckram, black label with gilt lettering, original boards preserved; front board with an embossed horse head; all edges of text block gilt; some rubbing and wear to corners; with 15 color illustrations and numerous black and white; shelved above case 4. A humorous thesis on the inevitable replacement of the horse by the bicycle, then by the car. 1321318. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
(Inventory #: 1321318)