Séverine - Sac-à-Tout - 1903

Humorously and lovingly told memoirs of a small dog who recounts his experiences and encounters from a canine perspective.

First edition. Publisher: Paris, Félix Juven, 1903. 156 pages with numerous photographs and multicolored decorative borders on every page, original linen binding, FOLIO 33 x 25 cm.
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The rare first edition of this wonderful turn-of-the-century tale about the dog "Sac-à-Tout" and his journey through Paris in search of his way home, "like a Greek in the time of Odysseus," designed in a decorative Art Nouveau ornamental layout and consistently richly illustrated.

In the form of humorously poetic "memoirs," the work tells the life story of the little dog Sac-à-Tout, whose adventures, observations, and encounters are portrayed with refined wit and affectionate anthropomorphism. The splendid production with numerous photographic or illustrated images, ornamentally framed text pages and original typographic design makes this work a particularly attractive example of French book art from the fin de siècle.

A collectible keepsake for lovers of illustrated children's and animal books, of the French Belle Époque, and of Art Nouveau book design.
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Binding rubbed, otherwise a very clean copy