La Fontaine; Voltaire; Florian; Berquin; Démoustier; Millevoye - Set van 6 Franse miniatuurboekjes - 1835-1835

Rare set of 6 French miniature booklets.
BIBLIOTHÈQUE EN MINIATURE. Paris, Marcilly, about 1835. Imprimerie de Firmin Didot Frères.

6 complete parts, each 24 pages, in the original slipcase.
70 x 46 mm, sewn, original printed covers. All parts with engraved title and an engraving outside the text. The text set in minuscule type by the renowned Didot printing house.

Slipcase: spine missing; boards worn. The booklets sturdy and intact; paper as is often browned.

Contents: Voltaire, Poésies. – Berquin, Variétés. – Florian, Mélanges. – Millevoye, Poésies. – Démoustier, Mythologie. – La Fontaine, Fables.

A famous and extremely charming collection of miniature booklets.