MINI BOOK LITTLE STORIES. RENNEVILLE. PARÍS. 1893

Description:
- 24 Cuentecitos aimed at children to entertain them and correct them of the little defects typical of their age.
- It has the presentation 'To my dear children', in which the development of the book is explained, with several steel engravings. 'Cuentecitos a mi niña y mi niño', divided into 24 Cuentecitos, numbered with Roman numerals from I to XXIV, with small steel engravings as a colophon at the end of most of them.
Parts of the Miniature Book:
- Flyleaves. Title page. Engraving. Title page. Presentation with several engravings. Text divided into 24 Cuentecitos with small engravings. Index. Respect sheet. Flyleaves.
Description of the Miniature Book:
- Bound very well sewn. Untreated guillotined edges.
- Hard covers in red publisher's cloth, very good execution. On the front cover is printed in black, the title 'CUENTECITOS', the Publisher and Printer 'LIBRERÍA GARNIER HERMANOS' and the Location 'PARIS', as well as the drawing of a girl in the centre of the plan. On the perimeter of both covers is printed in black iron.
- Red editorial cloth spine, very good execution, printed title in gilt, with black irons.
- Paper covers, of medium thickness, smooth, greenish-grey.
- Text on medium-thick, good quality, white paper.
- Printing in black, very good ink, good margins, centred and very good quality.
Conservation and damage:
- The Miniature Book is in very good condition.
- The edges have rust spots.
- The gilding of the title on the spine has been preserved in poor condition, making it difficult to read.
- The initial and final pages have rust stains, probably due to the fact that at some point it has been kept in a damp environment.
- The Miniature Book has not suffered from external aggressions such as water, insect attacks, rodents, etc.
- It shows wear and tear typical of it's age.

Comments:
- Both the Measurements and the Weight are approximate.

- To take the photos of the Inside Pages, they have been held with tweezers.

- Very interesting miniature book as a collector's item and curiosity.

- The tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.

- The Miniature Book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it.

- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.

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