80 pages in French and Latin. Some corners folded down. Final leaf nibbled at edges not affecting the text. Otherwise a clean text with extremely mild marginal browning. All edges gilt, slightly worn. No inscriptions. 20 x 30 mm. Original full red morocco. Spine with gilt stars.Covers with gilt five-pointed star emblem within gilt scrolling foliate borders. With rich 200 year old patina, edges and corners worn, and binding slightly warped by handling. Not in Bondy, nor Gumuchian, nor Spielmann. Houghton, 342. Welsh, 3529. OCLC, 247140539. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (Grolier Club). Petites Heures de L'Enfance is a celebrated example of a micro-miniature book published in Paris around 1820 by the famed bookseller and publisher Valentin Le Fuel (died 1851).








