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(DEAN’S RAG BOOK). [HALL, Evelyn Gladys, ilustrator]. ~ Qu’est cela? [London: Dean’s Rag Book Co. Ltd. for] Hachette et c[ompagn]ie [1908].
Tall 8vo (214 × 150 mm), pp. [10] (including endleaves), plus cover, all folded from the same piece of colour printed linen, sewn at spine, as issued. With paper catalogue and advert slip loosely inserted.
First edition. A near pristine file copy of this French language example of an early rag book from Dean and Co, who pioneered the rag book for the youngest children in 1903, producing boldly coloured printed calico books designed to be washable and indestructible — the Dean logo shows two dogs pulling at a rag book, and the inserted advert leaf states that children can carry the book in their mouths without danger ( ‘Les couleurs employées dans ces livres sont fortement fixés. Les enfants peuvent les porter à la bouche sans aucun danger. Ces livres peuvent être lavé’). Qu’est cela? is a simple vocabulary book, naming fifty familiar objects including toys (dolls, a cup-and-ball, a paintbox, a toy train, a jack-in-the box, a kite and a rocking horse) as well as a rifle, a sword, a drum and an automobile. No library copies found in WorldCat or JISC LibraryHub.