Abécédaire des petits gourmands

1822. DUFRENOY, Adélaïde-Gillette. Abécédaire des petits gourmands. [1], vii, 109, [2] pp., including 26 black and white plates. Later half-morocco. Paris: Lefuel, [1822]. A delightful and rare alphabet book for "little gourmands," devoted to children and their love of food (chiefly sweets). The plates depict young girls and boys eating, stealing, spilling, and longing for various delicacies, including "Flan," "Galette," "Meringues," and "Sucre." Adelaide-Gilette Dufrénoy (1765-1825) was a French poet and painter from Brittany, as well as an author of children's books. The attractive illustrations are after designs by Jean Charles Develly (1783-1862) and Jean Charles François Leloy (1774-1846), both artists who worked at the Royal Porcelain Factory of Sèvres. Despite some foxing it is still an appealing copy. Former owner's signature on verso of the title-page. OCLC lists Stanford, Indiana, LC, Princeton, Morgan Library, Harvard and UCLA in the US and BN.