GOZLAN (Léon). Lot n° 37

GOZLAN (Léon). The marvelous and touching adventures of Prince Chenevis and his young sister. Vignettes by Bertall. Paris, Hetzel, 1846. Small in-8, navy blue long-grained morocco, triple framed with two gilt fillets, one with corner fleurons on the boards, spine decorated with nerfs, interior gilded fillets, edges gilt on witnesses, illustrated cover preserved, case (Mercier, sr of his father, 1914). First edition. Frontispiece by Lavieille and woodcut vignettes by Bertall in the text. Published as part of the collection of the Nouveau magasin des enfants (see also n°s 123, 141 also n°s 123, 141 and 218 of the catalog). Precious copy on strong vellum paper, quoted by Carteret, enriched with 72 woodblock prints (out of 92 illustrations) printed on China paper, one of which is annotated in pencil by Bertall with his signature. From the library of René Descamps-Scrive (II, 1925, n° 235)