Louis Desnoyers — Les Mesadventures de Jean-Paul Choppart

Paris, J. Hetzel, c1864. Cloth. A colourfully bound and beautifully illustrated nineteenth-century children's book about the adventures of a young French boy, Jean-Paul Choppart. Presenting this charming work of children's literature from the mid-nineteenth century, depicting the adventures and misadventures a young French boy, Jean-Paul Choppart. Originally written and published in 1834 by noted nineteenth-century French author, Louis Desnoyers. Containing numerous in-text illustrations by H. Giacomelli. Beautifully bound in decorative red cloth. In the publisher's original decorative binding. Externally, very smart and bright, with a small amount of rubbing to the joints and a very small split to the cloth at the head of the front joint. Internally, binding is slightly tender. A small tear to the top right corner of the front free-endpaper. A few spots to the first and last few pages, but otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: H. Giacomelli. Very Good Indeed .