Engraved title page, 24 pages followed by Calendrier pour l'an 1809 [2], 24, [2] pages. 12 finely engraved plates. Very mild occasional browning. All edges gilt. Original star and ball gilt pastedown endpapers. 44 x 67 mm. Originalred straight-grained morocco; spine with hand-tooled double gilt chevron and circle decoration; covers with scrolling ovoid and dot gilt decorated borders. Complete with original slip case in similarl binding, but with floral hand-tooled borders. Lower back corner slightly crushed. Edges very slightly rubbed. See Welsh, 6239 for 1806/7 edition. Not in Grand-Carteret, but see 1526 for 1807 and 1808 editions. OCLC, 493892079. WorldCat locates one sole copy worldwide (Bibliothèque Diderot in Lyon). "L'école de l'adolescence" (The School for Adolescents), the book served as an early 19th-century educational guide to human emotions and dating. It was designed to teach young people the complex codes of courtship, romance, and relationships.