BOCHET (Miss L.). First book of the children. Alphabet and selected readings for the first age by Miss L. Bouchet. Teacher, author of the New Year's Day Book. Illustrated with a great number of vignettes in the text by G. Staal, Demarle, etc. Garnier frères, booksellers-publishers. 6, rue des Saints-Pères et Palais-Royal, 215. Paris. [1866]. Imp. Simon Rançon et Comp, rue d'Erfurth, 1. in-12 (19 x 12,7 cm). (4), 317, (3) pp. paperback, title on the spine, first cover illustrated in sepia, three children reading a large book and framed with fleurons in the corners, publisher's publications for the children on the second one Unique edition. Very nicely and abundantly illustrated alphabet book by Gustave Staal (1817-1882), Georges Fath (1818-1900), A. Demarle, Jean-Baptiste Philippe Tremelat, etc. Alphabets, syllables are followed by an illustrated alphabet book with one letter per page, composed of a fine engraved vignette in the center, topped by the lower and upper case letter and underlined by a dozen words separated into syllables. Complete with a few pages of exercises, numerous anonymous tales and fables by Fénelon, La Fontaine and Florian, also illustrated with engravings and decorated with initials and bands. In new condition, uncut, untrimmed.