Charades [alphabétiques]

1850. ADAM, Victor. Charades [alphabet]. 25 coloured and gummed lithographic plates. 268 x 340 mm., Publisher's blue moiré percaline boards, in a new cloth folding box. [Paris]: Aubert, [ca. 1850]. A truly spectacular large scale alphabet with the stunning plates by Victor Adam, exquisitely hand coloured. The book was clearly intended for export with the plates bearing the names of English and American publishers. This copy is clearly as published and is without title-page or text. Extremely rare with OCLC listing Princeton, UCLA, Amsterdam, American Antiquarian Society and BN