Berquin, M [Arnaud]Biblio.com
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1799171London: Printed for John Stockdale Piccadilly. 1799. Full leather. Good. Fourth edition. Full leather over boards. 12mo Frontispiece xi 1 294pp 6 advertisements. Gift inscription to ffep in ink. Occasional Foxing. Covers show wear to edges and corners with a small open tear to front and beginning of separation of the back board at the top hinge.Berquin's stories consisted of events that might happen to children in their everyday lives. His books envision childhood reading as a familial exercise; for example some of his "stories" are actually plays with parts for every member of the family. Berquin's books helped solidify the creation of the nuclear family for "if Berquin's work has a theme it is that parents and children live in a perfect symbiosis the parents looking after their children's interests and the children if behaving properly filling their parents with joy." - Introductory essay to L'Ami des Enfans. Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. unknown
179456314Providence R. Island: Carter and Wilkinson and sold at their book and stationery store opposite the Market 1794. First American edition 12mo pp. 8 252; lacking frontispiece 37 woodcut vignette woodcuts by John Bewick a few hand colored duplicate hand-colored illustration of William and Amelia on front pastedown; full original calf gilt-ruled spine with red morocco label; boards rubbed and bumped text foxed with a few tears entering from the margins no loss of letterpress small wormhole in the bottom margin of the preliminaries; good and sound. Alden 1354; Evans 26645 Hamilton 152; Welch 76.1. Carter and Wilkinson, and sold at their book and stationery store, opposite the Market unknown
1789E24006Newburyport: John McCall for William P. Blake at the Boston Bookstore 1789. First American edition. Hardcover. Fair. Very scarce. First American edition. No date but either 1787 or 1790. 2 blanks title with small woodcut decoration; 274 pp. plus final leaf "Contents of Third Volume" so Volume III only. No illustrations called for in the American edition. Translated from the French of Arnaud Berquin. In the original binding half leather over paper covered boards; the spine strip is well worn with chipping to the exterior layer of leather at the foor of the spine; the plain paper covering of the front board is partially chipped away. Some staining to the front and rear endpapers with a small portion of the front endpaper torn away at the bottom right corner. The text block however is secure in its binding. Some scattered foxing to the text. Arnaud Berquin 1741-1791 wasa French author of children's books. His most famous is this work originally titled in French "L'ami des Enfants" was published in Paris in 17682-83 and the English translation in London in 1783-84. The original translation into English was by Mary Stockdale daughter of John Stockdale who printed it. "The Children's Friend" was comprised of stories that were about things that might happen to children in everyday life rather that being fairy tales or the like. Some were instructional "Absolute obedience to Parents" "The Good Son Rewarded" for example some were humorous "The Monkey" and most were presented in dialogue format or as plays "The Christmas-box" "Honesty The Best Policy" etc. It appears that the four volumes of this the first American printing we not issued simultaneously but over a period in 1789 and 1790. We also do not find the full group of four volumes in any institutional holding. John McCall for William P. Blake at the Boston Bookstore hardcover
179618540à Paris: imprimerie de Moutardier 1796. Fine. imprimerie de Moutardier à Paris 1796 10.50 x 14 cm deux parties reliées en un volume New illustrated edition of these Romances. One frontispiece and 13 unsigned figures and 44 pages of engraved music. Printed on heavy laid paper. Contemporary full tree-calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with arabesques and fleurons. Triple fillet border on covers. All edges gilt. Handsome copy. Light rubbing to corners and joints. Berquin's poetry enjoyed immense success and was consequently qualified as popular while it perfectly reflects European literature of the late 18th century and one sometimes feels the first Romanticism coming from Germany and England. Some poems are dark and theatrical full of Gothic reminiscences: « Sous la tour du château s'ouvre une enceinte affreuse/ Où jamais n'a percé le jour/ Les flots d'une vapeur infecte et ténébreuse/ Inondent cet impur séjour. » Under the castle tower opens a dreadful enclosure/ Where daylight has never pierced/ The waves of an infected and dark vapor/ Flood this impure dwelling. After devoting himself to poetry Berquin 1747-1791 was the first French author to specialize in children's literature. The music pages are by Cousin-Jacques a columnist of the period. On the endpaper manuscript gift inscription: A Claire de Caperoy. imprimerie de Moutardier unknown
177527685<p><strong>1775 EXQUISITE Idylles of Berquin 1ed French Lit Poems Hymns Romanticism Binding</strong></p><p>Arnaud Berquin was an 18th-century French author and poet who was known for celebrating nature and man's peace found in nature. His book "<em>Idylls"</em> is a collection of poems chansons and hymns which reflect French Romanticism in the late 18th-century.</p><p>This beautiful tome includes fine full-page illustrations and gold-gilt fore-edging. Decorative leather and a fine spine. An incredible piece!</p><p>Item number: #27685</p><p>Price: $499</p><p>BERQUIN Arnaud</p><p><strong><em>Idylles</em></strong></p><p>Paris: Chez Ruault 1775. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. 1 – 2 6 2 55 1</p><p> <!--endif-->12 numbered engravings</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. 2 – 66 1</p><p> <!--endif-->12 numbered engravings</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Fine leather</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~5.75in X 4.5in 14.5cm x 11.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> Ruault hardcover
1797152286Paris: de l'imprimerie de Moutardier 1797. An attractive early edition of Berquin's popular Romances first 1776 in original state as issued uncut in pink paper boards. 2 vols sextodecimo. With 14 illustrative plates including frontispiece and 22 engraved sheets of music at rear. Uncut in contemporary pink boards. 19th century bookplate of Frederick Arthur Crisp to front pastedowns. Minor superficial splits along joints and very light edgewear spines sunned with shadows from earlier labels front free endpaper in vol. II neatly reinserted contents clean and fresh; an excellent copy. hardcover
1787310969London: E. Newbery 1787. First edition in English. Engraved frontispiece. iv 212 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full speckled calf in period style morocco label. Faintest traces of foxing to prelims else fine. First edition in English. Engraved frontispiece. iv 212 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First London edition of this influential French children's work widely reprinted in England and in America.<br /> <br /> Translated by J. Cooper i.e. Richard Johnson: "J. Cooper" was one of the pseudonyms used by Richard Johnson. Cf. Weedon M.J.P. "Richard Johnson and the successors to John Newbery" in Transactions of the Bibliographical Society 5th ser. v. 4 1949: 37 and 59. ESTC T90041; Osborne p. 233 note E. Newbery unknown
