Mademoiselle Lili en Suisse (Miss Lili in Switzerland)

Stahl, P.J. [Pierre Jules Hetzel]; Lorenz Frølich (illus.). Mademoiselle Lili en Suisse (Miss Lili in Switzerland). Paris: J. Hetzel & Cie, [ca. 1895]. Later printing. Thin quarto. [1], xxii, [1] (= 24 double-sided leaves) + 8pp. of publishers ads. Professionally re-backed in modern blue buckram over the original illustrated paper boards in blue and black. Modern blue-green endpapers. Illustrated frontispiece and title page. Part of the Mademoiselle Lilli series of books for children, and part of the larger series Biblioteque D’education et de Recreation, published by J. Hetzel. This work, like many others, was actually written by publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814-1886) himself under the pseudonym P.J. Stahl. Profusely illustrated throughout with b/w images by noted Danish artist Lorenz Frølich (1820-1908). Extensive 8-page publisher’s catalog at the rear, with additional ads printed on the back cover.

Text throughout in French.

Binding with some light rubbing and bumping to extremities. Covers age toned, with some light staining and smudges. The first two leaves after the frontispiece are detached but present. Light stains and minor foxing, mostly in the margins, throughout. Binding and interior in good condition overall. Protected in modern mylar. g. Hardcover.

* There is no publication date given, but based on the catalog at the rear, a date of about 1895 can be inferred. The original edition was known to have been published in 1885. (53014) $75