LA NÉZIÈRE (Raymond de). LA NÉZIÈRE (Solange de).
Franco-American Alphabet.
Librairie Hachette. [Paris. ca. 1918]. Printed by Kapp. Large in-4 (30,5 x 24 cm). 10 pp. with soft cardboard covers illustrated in color, an American soldier carrying on his knees a couple of young Alsatians, reading the book, on the first, letters X, Y, Z, illustrated on the second.

Military alphabet sealing the Franco-American union at the end of the First World War.
Made by Raymond de La Nézière (1865-1953) and his daughter Solange (1896-1940) who, between 1918 and 1925, will work with her father in an almost similar style.
Two to three initials per page featuring American soldiers, French soldiers, young Alsatians and historical figures. A as in American, E as in United States, G as in General Pershing, L as in Lafayette and W as in Washington.
Rare bilingual primer, of which only two copies are referenced in American libraries: Princeton and University of Washington Librairies.
Small cracks at head and foot of spine and name in ink, dated 1921, at foot of first cover.
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LA NÉZIÈRE (Raymond de). LA NÉZIÈRE (Solange de). Franco-American Alphabet. Librairie Hachette. [Paris. ca. 1918]. Printed by Kapp. Large in-4 (30,5 x 24 cm). 10 pp. with soft cardboard covers illustrated in color, an American soldier carrying on his knees a couple of young Alsatians, reading the book, on the first, letters X, Y, Z, illustrated on the second. Military alphabet sealing the Franco-American union at the end of the First World War. Made by Raymond de La Nézière (1865-1953) and his daughter Solange (1896-1940) who, between 1918 and 1925, will work with her father in an almost similar style. Two to three initials per page featuring American soldiers, French soldiers, young Alsatians and historical figures. A as in American, E as in United States, G as in General Pershing, L as in Lafayette and W as in Washington. Rare bilingual primer, of which only two copies are referenced in American libraries: Princeton and University of Washington Librairies. Small cracks at head and foot of spine and name in ink, dated 1921, at foot of first cover.

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LA NÉZIÈRE (Raymond de). LA NÉZIÈRE (Solange de). Franco-American Alphabet. Librairie Hachette. [Paris. ca. 1918]. Printed by Kapp. Large in-4 (30,5 x 24 cm). 10 pp. with soft cardboard covers illustrated in color, an American soldier carrying on his knees a couple of young Alsatians, reading the book, on the first, letters X, Y, Z, illustrated on the second. Military alphabet sealing the Franco-American union at the end of the First World War. Made by Raymond de La Nézière (1865-1953) and his daughter Solange (1896-1940) who, between 1918 and 1925, will work with her father in an almost similar style. Two to three initials per page featuring American soldiers, French soldiers, young Alsatians and historical figures. A as in American, E as in United States, G as in General Pershing, L as in Lafayette and W as in Washington. Rare bilingual primer, of which only two copies are referenced in American libraries: Princeton and University of Washington Librairies. Small cracks at head and foot of spine and name in ink, dated 1921, at foot of first cover.
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