Placide et Gédéon
Paris: Librairie Garnier Frères, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 x 9 1/2"). Unpaginated. [48]pp. Original illustrated paper covered boards rebacked in modern brown cloth.
Illustrated title page.
First edition of this delightful story of Placid the dog and Gideon the duck, by French illustrator Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), a precursor of animal comics who became famous for creating La vache qui rit (the Laughing Cow).
Some rubing along edges of covers. Minor age-toning and sporadic foxing along paper margin. Text in French. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g to vg. Item #46723
Price: $250.00
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