NEGELEN (Joseph-Mathias). Alphabet of the children. Or Collection of Twenty-five Fantasy Portraits by Negelen. Delivery. At Osterwald aîné, quai des Augustins, N° 37 - And at Rittner, boulevard Montmartre, N° 12. Paris. 1828. [About 1830]. H. Toquet. Lith. by Villain. Large folio (54.5 x 39 cm). Calligraphic title page, stenciled and gummed, (25) lithographed plates colored and heightened with gum arabic mounted on tabs: green half morocco with corners, title in gilt letters on the spine (period binding). Remarkable gallery of children's portraits from the 1830s, both alphabet of first names, drawn by the Swiss painter and lithographer, Joseph-Mathias Negelen (1792-1870). Trained by Girodet and at the Beaux-arts in Paris, he was a member of the Paris Salon from 1827 to 1865. Twenty-five lithographed plates of large format with very large margins. The plates are colored with gum arabic highlights, signature and dates (1828 and 1829) are also engraved on the stone. Some of the lithographs bear the addresses of Giraldon-Bovinet in Paris and Mc Lean or Filt in London where Negelen exhibited in 1837, 1838 and 1839, (hence several British names). Five of the plates are not captioned, a first name has been added in pencil in order to complete the alphabet of this extremely rare complete set. In perfect condition.