Diloy le Chemineau
Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie 79 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Bibliothèque Rose Illustrée, Nouvelle Edition, 1922/1868, illustré de 90 vignettes par H. Castelli; red boards, gilt top edge, tranche supérieur dorée, 316 pp, French language 19thc hardback juvenile.
Félice, a rude little girl, repeatedly yelled and lashed out at Diloy, a wandering farmhand who tried to help her over a log, and he eventually paddled her. For the rest of the book, in which he saves her life twice, she learns to be more respectful of others.
CONDITION: Very Good; no names or other marks, tight, sharp corners, slight slant, spine quite faded. Très bon etat. Item #22091
Price: $20.00
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