
Lot 2096
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Miniature books. The Infant's Library. Book 11. 32 nn. Bl. With 13 full-page text coppers. 5.5 x 4.7 cm. OPapp tape (somewhat worn and dusted, from the back old glued with glossy paper) with mounted coloured cover plates. London, John Marshall, O.J. (c. 1800). Bondy 59-60. Bromer-Edison 126. Spielmann 219. Welsh 4834. OCLC, 8837332. – One of the earliest books published for children to train their minds and morals was created under the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the didactic philosophy school of France (cf. Welsh). The copper engravings show agricultural scenes in an early romantic ambience. In total, only 16 titles had been published, even this volume is so rare that only a few public libraries own it. – Block loose, minimally tanned, slightly inaccurately trimmed, but otherwise hardly any traces of use.
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Marshall, John, and Miniature Books — The Infant's Library. Book 11.
Circa 1800 London miniature book 'The Infant's Library', 5.5 x 4.7 cm, with copperplates.
Estimate
350 €
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 12:06:28
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- Lot #
- 2096
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Berlin, DE
- Lot Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Lots in Auction
- 208