18. MINIATURE BOOKS.
The Cabinet of Lilliput Stories with Instruction and Delight. London: J. Harris, 1802. 12 vols. 24 mo (2 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches; 57 x 60 mm). Frontispiece illustrations. Original green boards with oval printed paper spine labels on 8 vol., original red roan and marbled boards with oval printed paper spine labels; housed in original wooden miniature cabinent of four compartments and sliding front with engraved illustrated title under varnish. Condition: Paper spines chipped at ends, one frontis loose, scattered minor toning to a few volumes; case with scrape to varnish on sliding front. Provenance: Carl Albert Lohmann (bookplate)
a complete set of these miniature instructional tales in the original case.
est. $2500 – $3500