Estelle, Pastorale. FLORIAN (Jean Pierre, Claris de).

PECKHAM SCHOOL PRIZE FOR FRENCH

Engraved frontispiece and six plates.

12mo. [145 x 85 x 20 mm]. 250, [2] pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, smooth spine divided into six panels by multiple gilt fillets, lettered in the second on a red goatskin label, the others with a central medallion, the edges of the boards tooled with a gilt fillet, plain endleaves, sprinkled edges. (A little loss to surface of the leather due to mottling acid).
Londres: de l'imprimerie de N. Biggs, Crane-Court, Fleet-Street; et se trouve chez T. Boosey, Broad-Street, près de la Bourse Royale, 1803.

With the half-title, which adds Dulau & Co, Deconchy and Gameau & Co. as booksellers. A very good copy.

Inscribed in ink on the front endleaf: "Prix de la prémiere classe Françoise remposté par Melle Pendered à la pension de Mesdames Biggs and Thomas à Peckham. Noel 1804". One wonders whether Mrs Biggs was related to Mr Biggs, the printer. Bookplate of Charles H. Weston of Inner Temple.

Stock no. ebc7836