Bouzonnet Stella, C. (1636-1697) & J. Stella. Les jeux et plaisirs de l'enfance

Paris, aux Galleries du Louvre chez la ditte Stella, 1657. 48 engr. (incl. title-p.) after Jacques Stella, all w. wide margins, captions in French. Blue paper wr. (some stains). Obl. 4to.

Some foxing and (mostly marginal) waterst. Charming series of baroque style engravings depicting children's games by the female engraver Claudine Bouzonnet Stella after designs by her uncle, Jacques Stella (1596-1657). Claudine is widely considered to be one of the best engravers of the 17th century; she was trained by her uncle and continued his business after his death.