76/1249
[Miniature books]. Fénelon (= F. de Salignac de la Mothe).
Little tales.
Guben/ London, F. Fechner/ A. & J. Myers & Co., n.d. (±1850), 5th ed., 4 vols., 4 diff. handcol. lithogr. frontisp. and 4 plates, contemp. dec. boards, each w. diff. onlay ornament on frontcover, 8,6x5,4 cm.
- All vols. w. oval blindst. "Polizei-Verwaltung zu Guben" on title-p. and (sl.) foxed. All vols. backstrips dam.; vol. 1 lacks onlay ornament.
= Cf. Welsh 2799-2800; cf. Spielmann 152 (decribing the 4th vol. of the 8th ed.): "A most attractive little juvenile book, almost certainly printed in Germany for the English market. The illustrations are of quite exceptional charm. The frontispiece shows a humorous market scene, the other two plates various animals".
€ (150-250) 160