TABLE CONTENTS. Booklet in-4, red morocco decorated with a central gilt medallion of vine branches, spine with 6 bands, interior lace, gilt edges (Trautz-Bauzonnet). Baudrier, XI-483 // Bechtel, 177/C-604 // Brunet, II-244 // Vicaire, Gastronomie, 208 // USTC, 70145. (4f.) / [ ]4 / 30 lines, gothic car / 133 x 186 mm. Very rare Lyon edition of one of the first civility manuals. Leaflet for children on how to behave at table: Child who wants to be courteous And to all nice people And mainly at the table Keep these rules in French The author, who remains anonymous, could, according to Brunet, be the same as the author of La doctrine du pere au filz, Le doctrinal des nouveaux mariez, Le doctrinal des filles and La voye de Paradis. Composed of 37 quatrains followed by a ballad of 28 verses urging children to pray to God for their trespasses, this amusing piece of civility contains a wealth of advice on hygiene and good manners: cut your fingernails carefully and remove any trimmings, wash your hands several times a day, at least three times a day, wait before sitting down to eat until the master of the house has authorised it, don't serve yourself first and in moderation, because if you take too much, you're a villain, leave some meat out for the other guests, don't drink too much wine, because drinking too much is dishonest / And if it hurts your head / And afterwards you'll be ashamed and disgusted, don't talk with your mouth full, and so on. Fifth edition cited by Bechtel. Vicaire lists nine, none of which is dated. They are all very rare. It can be recognised by the two large Maltese crosses on the title and the mark of Pierre Mareschal and Barnabé Chaussard, associated printers in Lyon from 1493 to 1515 (mark 2bis broken according to Baudrier's classification). This mark was broken off in the right-hand border in 1503, making it possible to date certain productions by these printers. Our edition was therefore published between 1503 and 1515. Bechtel places it around 1503, i.e. immediately after the mark was broken, which seems to be confirmed by the use of the L in white on a black background on the title. In fact, Baudrier states that this lettering was used in the early days of the association, then replaced by a black L on a white background. A very fine copy in a fine and elegant binding by Trautz-Bauzonnet. An old annotation in ink on the title, partially erased. A copy that has been lightly washed with traces of old dampstaining, the margins have been very skilfully restored. Provenance: Baron Léopold Double (ex-libris, 24-27 March 1863, no. 89) and Ambroise Firmin-Didot (ex-libris, 6-15 June 1878, no. 219).