A B C PETITS CONTES

by Jules Lemaître, Job

$125 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition

Tours: Maison Alfred Mame & Fils, nd c. 1930 . 4to; 54 pp. First edition. Exquisitely illustrated by Job. An ABC reader, with a word from each letter of the alphabet serving as the basis of a story, e.g., P = Pois -- followed by the story of the princess and the pea. Very good in original illustrated boards, slightly shaken, with scuffing and abrading to corners, some fraying and sunning to spine. Item #54291

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