Warren, PA: E.T. Hazeltine, circa 1891. miniature book (5.0 x 3.5 cm). original self paper wrappers. unpaginated. (Bradbury, E.T. Hazeltine 15). 14th Series. Includes information on postal rates, calendars, lunar phases, etc. Tearing at spine. Previous owner's name on title page. READ MORE about HAZELTINE' S POCKET BOOK ALMANAC 1892
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 117283
Warren, PA: E.T. Hazeltine, circa 1891. miniature book (5.0 x 3.5 cm). original self paper wrappers. unpaginated. (Bradbury, E.T. Hazeltine 15). 14th Series. Includes information on postal rates, calendars, lunar phases, etc. Minor rubbing. READ MORE about HAZELTINE' S POCKET BOOK ALMANAC 1892
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 127871
Warren, PA: E.T. Hazeltine, n.d. (circa 1892). miniature book (5.0 x 3.5 cm). original self paper wrappers. unpaginated. (Bradbury, E.T. Hazeltine 16). 15th Series. Includes information on postal rates, calendars, lunar phases, etc. Tearing at spine. Previous owner's name on title page. READ MORE about HAZELTINE' S POCKET BOOK ALMANAC 1893
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 117282
Troy, NY: Merriam, Moore & Co., n.d., but ca. 1847-58. miniature book (5.5 by 4.0 cm.). original embossed cloth, all edges gilt. 64 pages. Bradbury, Merriam & Moore 1. A short story with a Biblical moral. Covers soiled, rubbed and scuffed at edges. Gilding on edges faded. Front free endpapers torn at lower fore-edge corner. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Light tanning. READ MORE about AUNT ROSE AND HER NIECES
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 127937
New York, NY: B. Waugh and T. Mason, 1833. miniature book (7.6 by 5.3 cm.). leather, gilt-stamped spine label. 549+(1) pages. Bruntjen and Bruntjen 20105; Bradbury, Waugh and Mason 3. Prefatory remarks, table of scripture texts, index. Front cover lacking, back cover separating. Tanning and light foxing. Stain at top fore-edge corner to page 52, does not obscure text. READ MORE about COLLECTION OF HYMNS FOR THE USE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 127905
London, England: T. Nelson and Sons, 1863. miniature book (8.2 by 6.4 cm.). original embossed cloth. 144 pages. Welsh 2136. Preface. Scripture texts and devotional questions. Rubbing and scuffing, especially along edges of spine. Cloth partially split along front hinge. Back inside hinge cracked. Some tanning and foxing. READ MORE about DAILY SELF-EXAMINATION; OR VERSES AND QUESTIONS FOR EACH EVENING OF THE YEAR
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 127883
London, England: Religious Tract Society, n.d., but ca. 1836. miniature book (3.4 by 5.5 cm.). original flexible leather, covers and spine gilt-stamped, all edges gilt, in leather pouch with flap intact. unpaginated. Welsh 2142. A collection of scripture verses in poetic form. Leather pouch rubbed, scuffed, and torn. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Nicely preserved. READ MORE about DAILY VERSES
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 127931
York, England: J. Kendrew, n.d. miniature book (9.6 x 6.5 cm). original self paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. The Centre for Textual Studies at De Montfort University posits a circa 1820 publication date, but also states publication could have taken place any time between circa 1815 and the publisher's death in 1841 (Hockliffe Project website 0028). A work in the publisher's "Penny Books" series. In addition to the two tales mentioned in the title, also includes..... READ MORE about THE ENTERTAINING STORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, TO WHICH IS ADDED, TOM THUMB'S TOY
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 120448
New Haven, CT: S. Babcock, 1840. miniature book (7.2 x 4.6 cm). original stiff creme paper wrappers, sewn at spine. 8 pages. (Bradbury, S. Babcock 27; Rinderkknecht and Bruntjen 40-2381). Wrappers with decorated border. Engraved illustrations in text. A collection of children's poetry. Wrappers and text lightly soiled. Foxing throughout. Some text loose. READ MORE about FLOWERS FOR A JUVENILE GARLAND
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 118581
Boston, MA: James Loring, (1831). miniature book (8.2 by 6.5 cm.). original cloth, paper spine label. 96 pages. Bradbury, Loring 2; Bruntjen and Bruntjen 6709. Excerpts from the writings of noted hymnwriter William Cowper. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Spine label chipped. Considerable foxing on endpapers, scattered foxing in text. Gift inscription dated 1831 on front free endpaper. READ MORE about FRAGMENTS IN PROSE GATHERED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM COWPER
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 127887
Boston, MA: J. Buffum, n.d., but 1850. miniature book (8.0 by 5.3 cm.). original embossed cloth, spine and front cover gilt-stamped, all edges gilt, decorated endpapers. 96 pages. Bradbury, Buffum 1. Stereotyped edition. Preface. A collection of spiritual meditations. Covers rubbed. Gilding on edges faded. Considerable foxing throughout. READ MORE about GIFT OF PIETY; OR DIVINE BREATHINGS IN ONE HUNDRED MEDITATIONS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 127885
New York, NY: Thomas Whittaker, n.d.. but 1880. Miniature Book (8.7 by 5.0 inches). gilt-stamped cloth, all edges gilt. xii, 108 pages. Translated and abridged from the French by E.L.E.B. Preface by C.M. Yonge, introduction. Slightly rubbed and scuffed at edges. Front inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about GOLD DUST: A COLLECTION OF GOLDEN COUNSELS FOR THE SANCTIFICATION OF DAILY LIFE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133836
Warren, PA: E.T. Hazeltine, n.d., but ca. 1890. miniature book (5.0 by 3.5 cm.). original stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Bradbury, Hazeltine 14. 13th series. One of a series of pocket almanacs by the publisher. Includes information of postal rates, calendars, etc. Front cover bent. READ MORE about HAZELTINE' S POCKET BOOK ALMANAC 1891
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 127932
New Haven, CT: S. Babcock, circa 1840. miniature book (7.0 x 4.7 cm). original stiff blue paper wrappers, sewn at spine. 8 pages. (Bradbury, S. Babcock 28; Rinderknecht and Bruntjen 40-4008). Wrappers with decorated border. Engraved illustrations throughout. An account of the nativity of Christ. Wrappers lightly soiled. Foxing throughout. Text block loose in covers. READ MORE about THE LIFE OF OUR SAVIOR
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 118580
Philadelphia, PA: American Sunday School Union, (1852). miniature book (7.2 by 5.8 cm.). original embossed cloth. 192 pages. Bradbury, American Sunday School Union 37. Preface. A collection of scripture texts for the guidance of children. Inside hinges cracked with covers partially detached from book block. Some tanning and foxing. READ MORE about A MOTHER'S GIFT; A COLLECTION OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS FOR DAILY USE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 127886
Paris, France: Marcilly, n.d. miniature book (4.5 x 3.0 cm). gilt leather, leather slipcase. 94 pages. Text in French. Welsh 5605. Printed by Eberhart. A small prayer book designed for youth. With black and white etchings. Slipcase worn with one corner torn, covers rubbed and scuffed, mainly near edges. Light foxing in text. READ MORE about PETIT PAROISSIEN DE LA JEUNESSE
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 120452
New York: The American Tract Society, n.d., but circa 1833-46. miniature book (9.2 x 6.9 cm). contemporary quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. (iv), 191+(1) pages. Series 1, Volume 1 of the Society's publications. Table of contents lists 13 titles in volume 1. This volume contains 1, 2, 3, 4 (just front and back covers), 8 (just front and back covers), 10, 11, and 12 (just front and back covers). Title page notes the society's location..... READ MORE about THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 118736
Birmingham, England: J.C. Barlow, 1826. miniature book (oblong 6.8 by 5.0 cm.). original leather, covers and spine gilt-stamped. iv, 5-128 pages. Preface by the (unidentified) compiler. A collection of scriptural verses and poems. Covers scuffed at edges. Insided hinges cracked. Some tanning at edges of text. Pencil notations on front pastedown and back free endpaper. READ MORE about THE SPIRITUAL HELP
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 127922
Paris, France: Pairault & Co., 1895. miniature book (3.8 by 3.0 cm.). original stiff paper wrappers. 98, (4) pages. Spielmann 67A; Bondy 80. Text in French. An account of the life of the French patron saint. Four woodcut illustrations, including frontispiece, by G. Maire. Small vignettes at the end of each chapter. Unopened. READ MORE about JEANNE D'ARC
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 130874
Paris, France: Pairault et Cie. 1898. miniature book (4.0 by 3.2 cm.). stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Text in French. Spielmann 96; Bondy 81; Welsh 1926. Photo-engraved frontispiece and illustrations in text by Ch. Jouas. A short story. Unopened. Wrappers lightly worn at edges. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front wrapper. READ MORE about BOUM-BOUM
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 130882
New York, NY: John Pott & Co., n.d. miniature book (8.8 x 5.9 cm). limp leather, all edges gilt. xii, 74; 108 pages. Preface and introduction. Translated from French. A collection of prayers and spiritual writings for Christian people. Notation about baptism of previous owner (1893) on front free endpaper. READ MORE about GOLD DUST: A COLLECTION OF GOLDEN COUNSELS FOR THE SANCTIFICATION OF DAILY LIFE
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 118776
Paris, France: (Pairault et Cie.), 1896. miniature book (4.5 by 3.2 pages). stiff paper wrappers, front cover gilt-stamped. 61+(1) pages. Text in French. Welsh 2846. Table of contents follows text. Covers worn along edges of spine. READ MORE about QUELQUES FABLES
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 130883
Concord, NH: O.L. Sanborn, 1836. miniature book (8.5 x 5.5 cm). original leather, spine gilt-stamped, all edges gilt. 276 pages. (National Union Catalogue of Pre-1956 Imprints, Vol. 464, p. 348, NP0465189). Includes a memoir of the poet and index. Boards scuffed and worn at edges and along spine. Endpapers soiled. Gilding on spine and edges faded. Pencil Inscription on front free endpaper dated 1846. Endpapers lightly soiled. READ MORE about THE COURSE OF TIME: A POEM
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 117246
Philadelphia, PA: H.C. Peck & Theo Bliss, n.d. miniature book (8.0 by 6.6 cm.). original embossed cloth, front cover gilt-stamped, all edges gilt. 191+(1) pages. Welsh 7171. Table of contents. 48 engraved black and white illustrations. A volume in the "Miniature Juveniles" series. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Inside hinges cracked with stitching partially broken. Foxing on endpapers and title. READ MORE about CHILD'S NATURAL HISTORY OF BEASTS
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 119251
New York: Garland Publishing, 1980. 8vo. cloth. xl, 390 pages. First edition. This excellent bibliography gives much information about miniature Bibles printed from the 17th to the 19th century in America, England, and Europe. The book is the work of a collector who has brought together much information not available elsewhere. Descriptions are extensive and include size, binding, contents, illustrations, other notes, references to other bibliographies where they exist, and locations for known copies. An..... READ MORE about THREE CENTURIES OF THUMB BIBLES; A CHECKLIST
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 24398
