Short Stories in French
London: Darton, Ca. 1815. First Printing. Wraps. 12mo, 5.75 x 3.75 inches, bound in modern marbled wraps, contents toned but very good. With title page in English, text in French and at least one other title page in French for "Il n'est rien tel que le temps present" where the translator is given as A. F. Ed. Lépée. Four stories, each 35 or 36 pp. long, with folding frontispiece for each and two additional plates each, a total of 12 engraved plates. Very charming little book. The publisher, Darton, published Elliott's works in English from the mid 1810s-1820s. Only 1 located holding by OCLC: Trinity in Dublin. Mary Elliott, née Belson, (1794-1870) wrote moral and instructional books for children to supplement the family income. Elliott was a prolific and popular writer in her lifetime, and her books, which were all printed by the firm of Harvey Darton, were re-printed to keep up with demand. Some, including her Tales for Boys and Tales for Girls (c. 1829), were translated into French. The Orphan Boy (1812), which Elliott wrote while she was a teenager, is mentioned approvingly in Mary Martha Sherwood’s The Fairchild Family (1818), giving an idea of its popularity at the time. Very good. Item #H26344
Price: $350.00