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Human life in miniature: Moral contrasts illustrated

Human life in miniature: Moral contrasts illustrated

Original title : monde en miniature, ou Les contrastes de la vie humaine. 1820

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MASSELIN, J.G. Le monde en miniature, ou Les contrastes de la vie humaine. Adorned with 20 fine engravings. Paris, (Casimir for) Alexis Eymery, 1820, oblong octavo, 159 pp. + 20 engraved plates (including frontispiece and engraved title with vignette), original boards (worn), restored spine. First edition of a work for young readers in which moral instruction unfolds through short, varied…

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MASSELIN, J.G. Le monde en miniature, ou Les contrastes de la vie humaine. Adorned with 20 fine engravings. Paris, (Casimir for) Alexis Eymery, 1820, oblong octavo, 159 pp. + 20 engraved plates (including frontispiece and engraved title with vignette), original boards (worn), restored spine. First edition of a work for young readers in which moral instruction unfolds through short, varied narratives illustrated by a series of fine engravings depicting Gaming, Gluttony, Labor, Luxury, etc. Includes a dictionary of virtues and vices at the end.

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