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L'ami des enfants

Book
1845 (binding)
Artist/Maker
Didier, Libraire Editeur (publisher)
Berquin, Arnaud (author)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Duodecimo format in two volumes bound in one, with engraved illustrations. 2 volumes ([2], viii, 404 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates; [2], 358 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates). Half binding of calf skin with purple wave grain cloth over boards. Spine with 5 raised bands. Author and title lettered in gilt on morocco lettering piece on spine.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Books
National Art Library
Illustration
Object type
Book
TitleL'ami des enfants (published title)
Materials and techniques
Calf half-bound printed book and engraved illustrations.
Printing Ink
Paper
Leather
Morocco
Cloth
Brief description
Book, by M. (Arnaud) Berquin. L'ami des enfants. Paris: Didier, Libraire-editeur, 33, quai des Augustins, 1845. NAL pressmark: 861.AA.3478.
Physical description
Duodecimo format in two volumes bound in one, with engraved illustrations. 2 volumes ([2], viii, 404 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates; [2], 358 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates). Half binding of calf skin with purple wave grain cloth over boards. Spine with 5 raised bands. Author and title lettered in gilt on morocco lettering piece on spine.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18cm (Note: From library catalogue, rounded up to nearest cm.)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history
Bound in France in 1845. Ownership inscription in ink on upper binder's leaf reads: 'Annie Dickinson'. Acquired by the Reniers from Clift in April 1962. Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier."
Other number
861.AA.3478 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041803039403

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Record createdDecember 4, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1553448/lami-des-enfants-book-berquin-arnaud/
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