L. Jacquard — La Providence Des Noirs

Rouen, Megard, 1880 . Hardback. L. Jacquard's very scarce juvenile novel set in Saint-Domingue, beautifully bound in the publisher's decorative cartonnage binding. In the original French.L. Jacquard's very scarce novel.From the 'Bibliothèque Morale de la Jeunesse' series from Rouen based publisher Megard. This was a collection of works of literature and history aimed at younger readers, beautifully bound in distinctive and highly decorative cartonnage bindings in order to attract the young.This series was part of a broader movement in nineteenth-century France to provide children with literature that combined moral instruction with engaging storytelling.Illustrated with a frontispiece.Jacquard's moralising children's novel is set on Saint-Domingue, the French colony that now occupies the western portion of the island now called Haiti. It was established in 1659 and remained a French colony until Haiti gained independence in 1804, marking the end of the Haitian Revolution. In the publisher's original decorative cartonnage binding decorated in gilt and pink, and with colour illustrated pictorial inlay to centre of front board. Externally, bright. A touch of fading to back strip, with bump to back strip tail. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Frontispiece detached and loosely inserted. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout. Pages lightly age toned, with spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .