[The Love of Good]. An extremely RARE French juvenile, with a lithographed hand-coloured title page and 10 FULL-PAGE TINTED LITHOGRAPHED PLATES - illustrating various virtues (friendship, the love of study, impartiality, etc.) ALL PRINTED ON FINE WOVE PAPER AND BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED BY HAND. A leaf of letterpress accompanies each plate with an excerpt from a French literary text (La Fontaine Lamartine etc.) which illustrates that particular virtue. From the collection of Antoine d'Orléans Duke of Montpensier with his contemporary armorial bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Large folio (44.5 cm). Bound in ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S BEAUTIFULLY GILT-STAMPED AND EMBOSSED BINDING. Prelims browned minimal wear to binding extremities - a delicate and bright copy of an excellent book. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. 2. L'Amour Filial. 3. Le Devouement. 4. L'Amour Maternel. 5. La Charite. 6. L'Amitie. 7. L'Amour de L'Etude. 8. Le Desinteressement. 9. La Foi. 10. L'Amour de la Patre. 11. La Famille.