first edition Hard Cover
1918 · Paris
by Oncle Hansi (Jean-Jacques Waltz)
Paris: H. Fleury, 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Un peu de texte et beaucoup d'images pour les petits enfants allies" by "L'Oncle Hansi", otherwise known as Jean-Jacques Waltz, an Alstian artist and staunchly pro-French activist. As only the French can do, he started publishing in the early 1900's satirical works making fun of the German tourists. His drawings for children's books are charming, those in Le Paradis Tricolor being no exception. A work dedicated to freedom for his fellow comrade in Alsace, the title bespeaks Waltz' nationalistic leadings. Patterned endpapers, and board charmingly bound in striped fabric of Alsace; with evocative illustrations, many of them full page. A light stain to the front board; otherwise a clean and bright copy. Mylar has been custom cut to protect the binding. Near Fine binding. (Inventory #: 277727)