Original bookcase complete with ten volumes in French. Printed in 8- point. 1/ Aladdin ou la Lampe Merveilleuse (57 pp.); 2/Ali Baba ou les Quarante Voleurs (58pp.); 3/Fenelon: Fables et Allegories (61pp.); 4/La Fontaine: Quelques Fables (59pp.); 5/Florian: Quelques Fables (61pp.); 6/Hegesippe Moreau: Le Neveu de la Fruitiere (64pp.); 7/Perrault: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. Les Fees (60pp.); 8/Chanoine Schmid: Quelques Contes (60pp.); 9/Morel de Vinde: La Morale de l'Enfance (62pp.); 10/L'Enfant Prodigue. Le Juif Errant (60pp.). The small wooden Louis XV style bookcase/cabinet (13 x 8 x 4.5 cm) with bombe-shaped sides and hinged front door with beveled glass panel, glass shelf, and brass handle, is covered with brocade tapestry and gilt braid, and contains inside ten miniature books dated 1896. Harlequin coloured original card covers with block printed titles. The cabinet has "La Gracieuse avec ses dix volumes, Modèle déposé" printed in gilt to bottom of bookcase. Excellent condition, the set originally held 10 miniature books. A similar set was sold for £450 in Michael Garbett's Catalogue 16, item 22, January 1998, 27 years ago (as photographed in his original catalogue). Bondy, 78-80. Bromer & Edison. Miniature books, 142-145. Houghton, 72, 73, 78, 79, 85, 86, 92, 101. Welsh, 78, 79, 2647, 2796, 2846, 4238, 5143, 5145, 5524, 6175. OCLC, 1045068376. WorldCat locates 3 copies worldwide.