Petite Bibliotheque de la Jeunesse. Marcilly. Paris. 1835. 6 volumes in French in original cartonnage and strong card bookcase with glass window in outer casing that manually lifts up to reveal the books in their inner casing. Pale St. Petersburg blue paper interior. Original retailer's round printed ticket on the back for [Alphonse] Giroux et C[ompagn]ie, Rue du Coq, St. honore, Paris (partly torn away but enough still visible). Harlequin bindings. Printed by A.Pinard. 1/Contes a mes Jeunes Amis, [viii], 118. 2/ Les Feeries Morales, [iv], 127. 3/ L'Historien du Jeune Age, [iv], 125. 4/ Le Petit Conteur, [iv], 126. 5/ Le Petit Fabuliste, [iv], 126. 6/ Souvenirs d'un Petit Voyageur, [iv], 122 printed pages. 55 x 83mm. Original harlequin half morocco bindings with gilt rules, gilt titling and flower motif gilt stamped spines. Alphonse Giroux begun in 1799 under art restorer, cabinet maker and one of the official restorers for the Notre Dame Cathedral, Francois-Simon-Alphonse Giroux, at 7, Rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré in Paris, the business retailed artist’s supplies, and their own cabinetmaking work. The business increased manufacturing and sold other luxury goods and fine art, under the patronage of french kings and members of royal families. Sons, André and Alphonse-Gustave joined the business in 1834 and took over when Francois-Simon-Alphonse retired in 1838. Under his son's direction, the business won a silver medal at the 1839 Exposition des Produits de L’industrie Française. In 1839, the company signed one (of two) exclusive contracts with Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, to manufacture and retail the Daguerrotype and its associated camera through his premises. Gumuchian, 4082-4, 4124. Houghton, 274, 280, 423. Nauroy, 43, 52, 56, 74, 96. Pistner, 231. Spielmann, 468. Welsh, 2012, 2788, 3313, 5558, 5569, 6481. OCLC, 177757052. WorldCat locates 2 copies worldwide (Princeton University Library and the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris). 16 firsts2024