Resbecq, Adolphe Charles Thédore Fontaine de. Le Portefeuille de Polichinelle. Marcilly, A. Rue St. Jacques, 10. Paris. Undated but 1843. 95, (1) printed pages in French (a little foxing throughout). Engraved vignette title page and 26 charming vignette steel engraved illustrations + one full page. Printed by Imp. de Maulde et Renou, rue Bailleul, 9 et 11. (Paris). Complete with original pink slipcase (slightly faded). 54 x 86mm. Original 'Paris' rose pink embossed cartonnage binding covered in papier porcelaine with Polinichelle depicted in gilt with border and fleur-de lys corner-pieces. Grand-Carteret notes a copy in the Collection Gabriel Cottreau and was aware of more than one copy bound with a calendar. Grand-Carteret, 3517 Houghton, 288. Welsh, 5803. OCLC, 458091634. WorldCat locates two copies worldwide (Bibliothèque Nationale and in the New York Public Library system) .178 firsts2024