Alphabet gymnastique

1850. [ALPHABET]. ALPHABET OF EXERCISES. Alphabet gymnastique. 72 pp., including 4 b&w plates of engravings in intaglio. 158 x 102 mm., red morocco boards. Paris: Locard-Davi, 1850. A delightful alphabet with charming plates showing children participating in various passtimes, noy all of them seeming to require physical energy.A few marginal paper repairs , but overall a pleasing copy of a very rare book. OCLC lists Southern Mississippi and 3 in Europe