Estelle, Pastorale. FLORIAN (Jean Pierre, Claris de).
PECKHAM SCHOOL PRIZE FOR FRENCH
Engraved frontispiece and six plates.
12mo. [145 x 85 x 20 mm]. 250, [2] pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, smooth spine divided into six panels by multiple gilt fillets, lettered in the second on a red goatskin label, the others with a central medallion, the edges of the boards tooled with a gilt fillet, plain endleaves, sprinkled edges. (A little loss to surface of the leather due to mottling acid).
Londres: de l'imprimerie de N. Biggs, Crane-Court, Fleet-Street; et se trouve chez T. Boosey, Broad-Street, près de la Bourse Royale, 1803.
With the half-title, which adds Dulau & Co, Deconchy and Gameau & Co. as booksellers. A very good copy.
Inscribed in ink on the front endleaf: "Prix de la prémiere classe Françoise remposté par Melle Pendered à la pension de Mesdames Biggs and Thomas à Peckham. Noel 1804". One wonders whether Mrs Biggs was related to Mr Biggs, the printer. Bookplate of Charles H. Weston of Inner Temple.
Stock no. ebc7836
PECKHAM SCHOOL PRIZE FOR FRENCH
Engraved frontispiece and six plates.
12mo. [145 x 85 x 20 mm]. 250, [2] pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, smooth spine divided into six panels by multiple gilt fillets, lettered in the second on a red goatskin label, the others with a central medallion, the edges of the boards tooled with a gilt fillet, plain endleaves, sprinkled edges. (A little loss to surface of the leather due to mottling acid).
Londres: de l'imprimerie de N. Biggs, Crane-Court, Fleet-Street; et se trouve chez T. Boosey, Broad-Street, près de la Bourse Royale, 1803.
With the half-title, which adds Dulau & Co, Deconchy and Gameau & Co. as booksellers. A very good copy.
Inscribed in ink on the front endleaf: "Prix de la prémiere classe Françoise remposté par Melle Pendered à la pension de Mesdames Biggs and Thomas à Peckham. Noel 1804". One wonders whether Mrs Biggs was related to Mr Biggs, the printer. Bookplate of Charles H. Weston of Inner Temple.
Stock no. ebc7836
PECKHAM SCHOOL PRIZE FOR FRENCH
Engraved frontispiece and six plates.
12mo. [145 x 85 x 20 mm]. 250, [2] pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, smooth spine divided into six panels by multiple gilt fillets, lettered in the second on a red goatskin label, the others with a central medallion, the edges of the boards tooled with a gilt fillet, plain endleaves, sprinkled edges. (A little loss to surface of the leather due to mottling acid).
Londres: de l'imprimerie de N. Biggs, Crane-Court, Fleet-Street; et se trouve chez T. Boosey, Broad-Street, près de la Bourse Royale, 1803.
With the half-title, which adds Dulau & Co, Deconchy and Gameau & Co. as booksellers. A very good copy.
Inscribed in ink on the front endleaf: "Prix de la prémiere classe Françoise remposté par Melle Pendered à la pension de Mesdames Biggs and Thomas à Peckham. Noel 1804". One wonders whether Mrs Biggs was related to Mr Biggs, the printer. Bookplate of Charles H. Weston of Inner Temple.
Stock no. ebc7836