Physiologie du gamin de Paris, galopin industriel

by Ernest Bourget

$450 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Paris: 1842. 16mo. 124, 4 pp. FIRST EDITION. Wood engravings throughout. Original printed yellow wrappers bound into later half sheep over marbled boards. In excellent condition. Item #20130 First edition, a satirical typology of Parisian street urchin children. Describing these kids from the time of birth through their teen years, the author points out their shenanigans, disrespectful attitudes, tattered clothes, and

• Binding: Wrappers

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