Nyon, Eugene; Bertrand (Illustrator)

Le Bazar des Récréations (Troisieme Serie) [Prime Offerte aux Abonnés du Conseiller des Enfants]

Paris: Imprimerie de Schiller Ainé.

Softcover. Very good. Undated, ca. 1840. 50 pp (including 8 plates) + table of contents. 6.25" x 10", oblong, in original printed wrappers. Light scattered foxing, paper covering spine mostly gone, chipping and dogears at outer corners; tightly bound, still very good. Issued as a New Year's premium for subscribers to the children's magazine Le Conseiller des Enfants, this charming book offers descriptions of eight children's games, each accompanied by a full-page illustration. The games are: Le Chat, Le Furet, Le Diable Boiteux, Les Casse-Tetes, Le Cache-Cache, Cache Tampon, Le Jeu des Couleurs, and Le Berger. OCLC identifies "Bertrand" as Noel Francis Bertrand (1784-1854). Gumuchian 4312 noted that the plates are "reproduced by a new electroplating process give a special interest to this publication."

Item #21928

Price: $200.00