( Paris): Flammarion, (1944, 1944, 1946, 1946). A set of all four seasons in this extraordinary series of decorative card bands or frises created for the Collection Père Castor by the French artist and illustrator, Pierre Belvès. The frises are lengths of soft card foldlng into quarters and printed on both sides. One side contains the title, the instruction text, and two separate full panel illustrations. These latter illustrations fold to create what looks like a square pamphlet. When opened, the panels open to their reverse joining the interior panels to presentsan illustrated length of seasonal scenes boldly rendered in cream and colour outlines against a dark background. These are to be coloured in ( or perhaps left uncoloured for the sheer beauty of the designs) and used as decoration in a child’s study or classroom. Belvès Decorative bands illustrating the Four seasons. Four folding decorative bands in soft card each measuring 23.5 x 83 cm; printed in dark coloured backgrounds (green, black and brown) with images lithographed in cream and one background colour; The full length centre panel for “L’HIVER” printed in a lighter background with images in cream and a dark colour. Text on a back panel with a central image and instructions in French and English.