1876 · Nouvelle-Orleans, (LA)
Nouvelle-Orleans, (LA): Chez Lelievre, 1876. 12mo, 48 pp. Illustrated with wood engraved vignettes. Includes instruction in spelling and grammar, with a section of illustrated fables in verse, and simple arithmetic tables. A popular French school book in Louisiana, more than 20 editions were printed in New Orleans through the 19th century, 1823-1891; the early editions were attributed to "A. Gaux" and later editions were based on his work. OCLC locates no more than three or four copies of any of the editions of this work; it locates a single copy for the edition offered here (Bibliothèque Nationale). Some soiling and pencil markings, a good copy only of a scarce 19th-century Louisiana school book in French. Disbound, title page with lower corner torn away, two leaves with holes affecting several letters, last leaf worn at hinge. (#5470). (Inventory #: 59044)