Christophe von Schmid — Oeuvres Choisies (Third Series)

Tours, France, Mame et Cie, 1863. Cloth. A charmingly bound illustrated copy of Oeuvres Choisies (series III), with woodcut illustrations. This volume is a bound in the publisher's original gilt decorated cloth with blind stamping. This edition is third in the series of a collection of moral tales designed for young readers.This is the third in a series, including stories such as "Fernando", "Agnes", "Le Serin", and "La Chapelle de la Foret". 11 plates of woodcut illustrations and an illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard. Collated, complete. Christoph von Schmid was German Catholic priest, writer of children's stories and educator. He is renowned for his didactic stories that emphasise virtue, piety, and moral integrity. His works have been translated many times and have often become staples in children's literature across Europe. in the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some rubbing to extremities. Slight fading to spine. Bumping to extremities. Slight fading to blind stamp details. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark throughout, heavier to first and last leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .