Albert Girard - Nos petits diables - 1887

Fascinating edition in its beautiful publisher’s binding and illustrated with 90 wood engravings in the text, sometimes full-page, of this family and educational literature work published in 1887, which sits in the tradition of moral tales for youth while offering a vivid and often amused observation of the world of childhood -

The author gathers a series of tableaux, anecdotes, and scenes inspired by the daily life of children, whom he affectionately calls “little devils” because of their boundless energy, their limitless imagination, their insatiable curiosity, and the many mischiefs they commit as they learn about life -

The work delicately describes the relationships between parents and children, the joys and difficulties of education, the conflicts between family authority and the younger ones’ desire for independence, as well as the numerous humorous situations that arise from childhood’s clumsiness, caprices, or imprudent initiatives -

Albert Girard - Nos petits diables - 1887 - Jouvet et Cie -
152 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full red publisher’s cardboard binding illustrated, light signs of wear, small stains, bindings slightly worn at the tips, gilded edges, smooth back adorned and titled, superb engraving on the first cover -

Good interior condition, some stains and damp traces, beautiful vignette on the title page, work enriched with 90 wood engravings in the text, sometimes full-page, and preceded by a letter from M. François Coppée, blue flyleaves in good condition, a pleasing copy -

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