[Rarebooks] For Sale: Miniature Book, LITTLE ESOP, London, 1840

[Norman Kane]

THE LITTLE ESOP [sic].  London: Tilt & Bogue, 86, Fleet St., [ca. 
1840.]  Original printed boards headed "Hand Books for Children," 2 
7/8 X 2 3/8 inches, rubbed & a little worn.    191, [1] pages; 
frontispiece & last leaf used as paste-down end  papers,  hence p. 
[1] (blank) & p. [192] (series advts) are not visible.  Following a 
short account of Aesop, there is an illustration on every other page.
OCLC locates 2 copies, both in Canada; there is also a copy at Harvard.
There may also be a copy at the Bodleian. A rare juvenile miniature book.
$350.00 
(Trade Discount 10%)


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