Antique French Romantic Papier Cartonnage Romantique Book Soirees De la Jeunesse Recits A L’Usage De L'Enfance Rouen 1859 Child Religiion buy

Antique French Papier Cartonnage Romantique Book titled Les Soirees De la Jeunesse. Recits A L'Usage De L'Enfance. Par F.C. Gerard. Megard et Cie, Rouen buy, 1859. Bibliotheque Morale De La Jeunesse. 119 pp

In French. Translated from the English

Light green background with gold embossed papier cartonnage romantique covers; charming engraved frontispiece of older person in canopied bed with children playing beside.

Measures: 6 1/2" X 4"

Good tight condition; little surface wear, few dark spots to front covers; extremities rubbed and some chipping; head and tail of spine rubbed and some bending; corner tips bumped; slight wrinkling of pastedown endpapers.

Very decorative and collectible example of French embossed paper book binding. Related to the History of Books and Religious education for children in 19th century France.