Les jeux des jeunes garcons, representes par un grand nombre d'estampes, accompagnees de l'explication des regles, de fables inedites et d'anecdotes.

1815. GOUFFE, Armand. Les jeux des jeunes garcons, representes par un grand nombre d'estampes, accompagnees de l'explication des regles, de fables inedites et d'anecdotes. 24 engraved and coloured plates. Small oblong 4to, 205 x 233 mm., red half-cloth with corners and marbled paper boards. [Paris: Nepveu Libraire, 1815]. A delightful and complete set of twenty-four plates in exquisite contemporary hand colouring depicting young boys playing a variety of games. The plates are described in the Bibliotheque Nationale catalogue as being the work of Noel Jeune, which he made to accompany the work by Armand Gouffé. In immaculate condition. Extremely rare. OCLC lists copies at NYPL and UCLA, both with text. Provenance: Félicie Meunié d'Hostel (1843-1935), with her engraved bookplate.