The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments, 1786
London: E. Newbery
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256pp. Sixteen plates of engravings depict various significant biblical scenes and personae. Included in the tally are the two engraved title pages, a detail often overlooked in collation elsewhere. A...
256pp. Sixteen plates of engravings depict various significant biblical scenes and personae. Included in the tally are the two engraved title pages, a detail often overlooked in collation elsewhere. A close copy of J. Harris' series of thumb Bibles, here published by Elizabeth Newbery. With the usual "u" in "Miniuture," this one with the apparent correction into an "a". Bound in full brown calf with gilt rules emphasizing two raised bands on spine, as well as giltwork to dentelles. Front hinge tender, with some separation at lower half; minor edgewear, else very good. (Adomeit B26). (1 3/4 by 1 3/8; 44x31mm).