Description
Arnaud Berquin was born in Bordeaux in 1747. He was the son of Jean Berquin, a merchant in Bordeaux and he became tutor to the two daughters of the publisher Charles Joseph Panckoucke. Berquin began with two poetic collections, Idylls and Romances. Soon, devoting his pen to the instruction of the children whom he loved very much, he successively published the Friend of the Children, the Friend of the Adolescence, the Special Instruction to the knowledge of the nature (free translation of the Miss Trimmer), Sandford and Merton (translation of Thomas Day’s work), Little Grandisson, the Village Library, the Family Book. Known especially for his Children’s Friend, he specializes in youth literature. Her children’s books enjoyed great popularity and were very often reprinted throughout the nineteenth century and translated, especially in German by Princess Alexandra of Bavaria. Signature and No 7 handwritten on first page.Some foxing internally and a few markings to the cover, but otherwise in very good condition, with green cloth boards and leather spine. Hardcover. Published by Garnier Freres, Libraires – Editeurs, Paris