[DE LA FITE (Marie Élisabeth)] - Entretiens, drames et contes moraux, destinés à l'éducation de la jeunesse de l'un et de l'autre sexe, et à la former aux vertus religieuses et sociales. Enriched with intaglio engravings. Paris, Chez Poncelin et Royez, 1801; in-8, frontispiece, 363 + frontispiece, 358 pp. bound in full contemporary marbled calf, ornate smooth spines, speckled edges, red morocco title-pieces and green morocco giblets, fillets on boards, first boards embossed with arms. All 2 volumes. Fourth edition. 2 engravings (4 counting the 2 frontispieces). A work that may follow the educational works published by Madame de Genlis. Ex-libris Montpeyroux and heraldic ex-libris B.M.L.B. Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY

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