George Montorgueil — France Son Histoire

Paris, Boivin et Cie, 1901. Cloth. A French work on the history of France, written for children, illustrated beautifully and lavishly throughout in colour In the original French.Illustrated with forty-seven pages of full paged coloured illustrations, and nine pages with in-text colour illustrations.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries.A concise yet entertaining history of France, written for children.The work looks from the beginning of time, up until the French Revolution. Written by Octave Lebesgue under the pseudonym Georges Montorgueil.Illustrated by Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville, who is best known as his pen name Job. Job was a French illustrator, who frequently worked in collaboration with Montorgueil. He is noted for drawing with extreme historical precision, even in his works for children. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Job. Very Good Indeed .