Harris (J., publisher). Some of the Trades and Customs of France, Portrayed, London: J. Harris, Corner of St. Pauls Church Yd., 1818, engraved title-page and 15 captioned engraved plates comprising: Barley Water to Sell; The Beggar; The Pastry Seller; The Water Carriers; The Linen Merchant; The Conjuror; The Paviors; The Farrier; The Brass Worker; Bellow and Umbrellas to sell; The Wool Carders; The Melon Merchant; The Plum Seller; The Apple Seller; The Flower Sellers, some foxing and marks, final leaf stained, 2 leaves with minor loss to upper blank corner at gutter, original pictorial wrappers repeating the title-page and final plate on front and rear respectively, rubbed and marked, closed diagonal tear to front wrapper (paper tape repair to verso), 11.9 x 8.9 cm, together with Darton (Harvey, & Darton, publishers). Mama's Pictures, or The History of Fanny and Mary, [by Charlotte Ann Broome], 2nd edition, London: Darton, Harvey, & Darton, No. 55, Gracechurch-Street, 1814, copper engraved frontispiece and 13 other engraved plates, early juvenile hand-colouring to each, second plate with top half torn away, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, toned, some foxing and marks, corners curled, a few plates with minor insect damage to blank margins, presentation inscription to front pastedown dated April 1817, original printed wrappers, soiled, spine rubbed with some loss, 12.8 x 10.8 cm, plus The History and Adventures of Little Henry, 7th edition, London: S. and J. Fuller, 1811, lacking the head, 3 figures, and 3 hats, original printed slipcase (6th edition), split at 2 seams, and [Signor Topsy-Turvy's Wonderful Magic Lantern; or, the World turned upside down, London: Tabart and Co, 1810], lacking title-page, first plate excised, 16mo (Quantity: 4) Provenance: The Estcourt family of Estcourt House, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Moon 816. Osborne p.737. Moon locates two copies of Some of the Trades and Customs of France, describing the illustrations as "of a rare delicacy and perfection...one of the most charming picture books of its period".
Harris (J., publisher). Some of the Trades and Customs of France, Portrayed, London: J. Harris, Corner of St. Pauls Church Yd., 1818, engraved title-page and 15 captioned engraved plates comprising: Barley Water to Sell; The Beggar; The Pastry Seller; The Water Carriers; The Linen Merchant; The Conjuror; The Paviors; The Farrier; The Brass Worker; Bellow and Umbrellas to sell; The Wool Carders; The Melon Merchant; The Plum Seller; The Apple Seller; The Flower Sellers, some foxing and marks, final leaf stained, 2 leaves with minor loss to upper blank corner at gutter, original pictorial wrappers repeating the title-page and final plate on front and rear respectively, rubbed and marked, closed diagonal tear to front wrapper (paper tape repair to verso), 11.9 x 8.9 cm, together with Darton (Harvey, & Darton, publishers). Mama's Pictures, or The History of Fanny and Mary, [by Charlotte Ann Broome], 2nd edition, London: Darton, Harvey, & Darton, No. 55, Gracechurch-Street, 1814, copper engraved frontispiece and 13 other engraved plates, early juvenile hand-colouring to each, second plate with top half torn away, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, toned, some foxing and marks, corners curled, a few plates with minor insect damage to blank margins, presentation inscription to front pastedown dated April 1817, original printed wrappers, soiled, spine rubbed with some loss, 12.8 x 10.8 cm, plus The History and Adventures of Little Henry, 7th edition, London: S. and J. Fuller, 1811, lacking the head, 3 figures, and 3 hats, original printed slipcase (6th edition), split at 2 seams, and [Signor Topsy-Turvy's Wonderful Magic Lantern; or, the World turned upside down, London: Tabart and Co, 1810], lacking title-page, first plate excised, 16mo (Quantity: 4) Provenance: The Estcourt family of Estcourt House, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Moon 816. Osborne p.737. Moon locates two copies of Some of the Trades and Customs of France, describing the illustrations as "of a rare delicacy and perfection...one of the most charming picture books of its period".
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