Zinspelende gedigjes, op de geestige printjes ge-etst door Pieter de Mare, na de teekeningen van Mejuffrouw Christina Chalon, berustende in de verzameling van den kunstbevorderende heere H.A. Dibbets.

8vo: 32 pp. (some unobtrusive spotting).

Contemp. half calf, marbl. paper on covers, gilt spine with 5 raised bands, black leather title label (rubbed). Good copy.

Very rare first edition of this poetry booklet for children by the Leiden author Le Francq (1729-1812). Complete with the 32 finely etched popular types and household scenes on 29 ff., by de Mare after drawings by the Amsterdam artist Christina Chalon (1749-1808), famous for her landscapes and peasant scenes. Etchings numbered and in various formats. Engr. mark on title by A. v.d. Meer.
Ref. STCN 240325907. - Not in BL.
Prov. Henri Joseph Francotte (mod. bookpl.).