[4], 160, [4] pages in French. Printed by Ernest Meyer, Paris. Richly gilt inner gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Original marbled endpapers. 44 x 59 mm. Contemporary exceptionally fine copy in full dark olive morocco binding signed by David. Bondy, 92. Houghton, 224. Nauroy, 54. Welsh, 3174. OCLC, 35073408. WorldCat locates seven copies worldwide (Institut de France, Bibliothèque Mazarine, Dartmouth, Columbia, Pierpont Morgan, Princeton, and Indiana University). A mock-heroic poem about a pious parrot living in a convent in Nevers. The bird is sent to visit another convent but, during the boat journey, learns slang and profanity from the crew, scandalising the nuns upon his arrival. Printed using extremely fine, 'mignardise', dainty characters by the renowned typefoundry and printing house Laurent et Deberny. Such small-format books were designed as high-quality curiosities for bibliophiles rather than for casual reading.