SAILLET, Alexandre de. *Children Painting Themselves*. - Lot 284

SAILLET, Alexandre de. *Children Painting Themselves*. First edition of the 32 lithographs, here enhanced with color, in a binding signed by Engel. No place [Paris], no publisher [Desesserts], no date [1841]. In-8, blue half-maroquin with corner pieces, ribbed spine, gilt head. Binding signed Engel. XV and 248 pp., 32 lithographs enhanced with color, vignettes, and woodcut initials. Minimal scuffing on the binding; frontispiece, title page, and table of contents missing. First print run of the 32 full-page lithographs of these “composition subjects” provided by Alexandre de Saillet (1812–1866), a boarding school headmaster and educator, to his students. Each subject is accompanied by a description. [Carteret, *Le Trésor du bibliophile*, Romantic Period 1801–1875, p. 221]. An excellent copy in which all the lithographs have been enhanced with color using oil pastels. In fine condition.