40 MINI BIBLES & BOOKS 1700s to 19th CENTURY Start Price USD 4,750.00 Current Price USD 4,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 31, 2008 Location Hagerstown, Maryland See more about '40 MINI BIBLES & BOOKS 1700s to 19th CENTURY' Description     Mini Bibles and Books for Mini Museum: We are offering a collection of 40 Mini Bibles and Mini Books dated from the 1700's to the 19th century. The Library of Congress classifies miniature books as books less than 4” in any measurement. There are 4 different categories of miniature books, which include the “macro-mini”, or a book between 3” and 4” tall; the “miniature”, a book between 2” and 3” tall; the “micro-mini”, a book between 1” and 2” tall; and the “ultra-micro-mini”, or a book smaller than 1” in all measurements. Miniature books are designed in conventional style, as for the printing, text was created by hand calligraphy, letterpress, photoengraving, lithography, Due to the labor necessary to create these books, printings are generally limited to less than 150. In many cases, items are counted in dozens, or are one-of-a-kind.           1. Title: 1780 Bible in Miniature Description of Contents: “In 1771 and 1780, two important London publishers of children’s books, W. Harris and Elizabeth Newbery, issued editions of Wilkin’s Bible under a new title: The Bible in Miniature [sic], or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments.  The editions were nearly the same as the Wilkin, but with fewer illustrations.  The very nicest copies of all three Bibles are adorned with fine leather bindings decorated with gold-tooled floral elements and colored leather onlays....The Bible in Miniuture [sic].  London: E. Newbery, 1780.  2 x 1 ¼.  Luxuriously bound in red morocco with ornate gilt decoration, this is the famous thumb Bible for children published by Elizabeth Newbery.”  (p. 71-72, Bromer/Edison) Condition: Covers detached but present; text appears complete; good pages; binding good other than detached covers. Publisher: E. Newberry, London Binding: gilt decorative red morocco Inscriptions: One gift inscription dated 1806 Collation: 256pp.     2. Title: 1814 Bible History Publisher: D. Hale Description of Contents: “David Hale (1765?-1837) owned a bookstore in Boston from 1810 to 1827.  He closed this business and worked as a clerk and accountant during the final decade of his life.  Hale's publishing was very limited.  The AAS Printers File contains only one book with his imprint, a book of sermons.  He also published a Thumb Bible.  1.  Bible History.  Boston: published by D. Hale, 1814.  2 x 1 ½, 51 x 38 mm.  [4], 5-256 p., gilt leather.  Illus. Shaw 30902.  Welch 856.4.  Adomeit A28.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit)” (Bradbury, p. 62).  Illustrated with 16 wood engravings with captions; Adomeit records only eight surviving copies, five of which are mutilated.  Condition: This is a tight complete and tall copy; some chipping; rules in gilt on spine.  Light browning of text, otherwise a fine copy of an early American thumb Bible. Binding: contemporary brown leather Inscriptions: None Collation: 256 pages       3. Title: 1816 Bible History Description of Contents: “Hori Brown was a printer in Leicester, Massachusetts from 1811 to 1824.  His imprint appears primarily on books that he printed for others.  Most of his imprints are religious books, especially books of sermons.  Brown did, however, publish a medical book and a geology book under his own imprint.  He also printed and published a Thumb Bible.  1.  Bible History.  Leicester [MA]: printed by Hori Brown, 1816.  2 x 1 3/8, 51 x 35 mm....Frontis.  Shaw 36993.  Rosenbach 536.  Welch 856.7.  Adomeit A37.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).”  (Bradbury, 64-65). Publisher: Hori Brown; Leicester, MA Condition:  Well-bound in worn leather with front cover hanging onto the spine; condition fairly good for age.  Appears complete but last page is loosened.  No woodcuts in this volume except the frontispiece.  Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: [3], 4-240 p.   4. Title: 1816 Bible History Publisher: S. Wood & Son of New York Description of Contents: “Samuel Wood (1760-1844) was a printer, publisher, and bookseller in New York from 1804 to 1836.  In 1814 he changed the company name to Samuel Wood and Sons.  Samuel S. Wood was the son most active in the business but he was joined at various times by two other brothers, John and William.  Samuel S. ran a branch office in Baltimore, Maryland from 1818 to 1824.  When Samuel Wood retired in 1836, Samuel S. went back to New York and continued the business until 1861 in partnership with his brother William.  William Wood and his son William H.S. Wood then changed the firm's name to William Wood and Co. (p. 204) and continued to publish, with a focus on medical books, into the twentieth century.  Samuel Wood and Mahlon Day (p. 78) became the two leading publishers of children's books, especially chapbooks.  Miniature chapbooks were an important part of this line.  This contrasted with most other publishers and printers who produced such miniature books more as a sideline to their work on other books, newspapers, or commercial printing.  Wood published hundreds of titles and almost all are of a religious or moral nature.  'He was convinced that the majority of books for children were really unsuitable,' explained Tebbel, 'so he wrote most of the ones he published himself, illustrating them with copperplate engravings, plain and hand-colored.  Later, Alexander Anderson contributed some of his first wood engravings to the publisher's line.'  Many of Wood's miniature chapbooks were so popular that he reprinted them often.  For example, Spring was issued six times between 1809 and 1818.  Wood published four Thumb Bibles and four reprints of Alfred Mills' English books.  Wood became the most prolific publisher of miniature books in America....47.  Bible History.  New York: printed and sold by S. Wood and Sons, 357 Pearl St., 1816.  1 15/16 x 1 ¼, 50 x 32 mm., gilt leather.  Illus. Shaw 36994.  Welch 856.8.  Adomeit A38.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).” (Bradbury, 47-50) Condition: Edges of several pages worn with slight loss of text; missing approximately 20 pages at end; title present; woodcut illustrations; text block very loose from cover; however, cover appears to be generally intact with some surface and edge wear/surface crackles.  Pages browned but readable.  Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: [3], 4-254 p.   5. Title: 1820 History of the Bible Publisher: William Disturnell, Lansingburgh Description of Contents:  “William Disturnell was a publisher and bookseller in Lansingburgh, New York at least from 1820 to 1822.  He then moved to Troy, New York where his business was named W. and J. Disturnell from 1822 to 1823.  His next stop was Albany, New York where he printed at least until 1834.  William Disturnell was a bookbinder in New York and Brooklyn from 1844 to 1860.  No information was located on J. Disturnell.  Three Thumb Bibles, dated 1820, 1822 and 1825, have the imprint of William Disturnell in Lansingburgh.  Another Thumb Bible has the 1823 imprint of W. and J. Disturnell in Troy.  This may indicate that this printing business operated in both towns concurrently.  1.  History of the Bible.  Lansingburgh [NY]: published and sold by Wm. Disturnell, 1820.  2 x 1 3/8, 51 x 35 mm.  Gilt leather.  Illus. Shoemaker 1613.  Welch 860.5.  Adomeit A45.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury 70-71) Condition: Good to fair condition; some leaves are nearly detached but still holding; binding mostly intact; some chips from edge of title page; pages somewhat browned but readable; text appears complete or nearly so.  Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: Xiii, 14-256 p.   6. Title: 1824 History of the Bible (N. Stratton/F. Adancourt) Publisher: N. Stratton/F. Adancourt Description of Contents: “Francis Adancourt came to America in 1784 with Lafayette.  Adancourt was a printer in Lansingburgh, New York from 1803 to 1807.  He relocated to Troy, New York where he printed from 1807 until 1832.  Adancourt published the newspaper Farmer’s Register in Lansingburgh and then moved it to Troy.  His few imprints include almanacs, schoolbooks, and religious works.  He also published a Thumb Bible and printed another for N. Stratton (p. 86).  Page 86: “N. Stratton published a Thumb Bible in Lansingburgh, New York in 1824.  I could not find any other information about this publisher.  1.  History of the Bible.  Lansingburgh [NY]: published by N. Stratton, 1824.  F. Adancourt, printer.  2 1/16 x 1 1/8, 52 x 29 mm.  ...Gilt leather.  Illus.  Rosenbach 637.  Adomeit A54.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*”  (Bradbury, p. 77 & 86). Includes woodcuts. Condition: Good pages and binding; cover a little rough at edges, with some surface wear; definitely intact.  No missing pages found at a brief perusal. Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: xiii, 14-256 p.   7. Title: 1825 History of the Bible Publisher: William Disturnell, Lansingburgh, NY Description of Contents: William Disturnell was a publisher and bookseller in Lansingburgh, New York at least from 1820 to 1822.  He then moved to Troy, New York where his business was named W. and J. Disturnell from 1822 to 1823.  His next stop was Albany, New York where he printed at least until 1834.  William Disturnell was a bookbinder in New York and Brooklyn from 1844 to 1860.  No information was located on J. Disturnell.  Three Thumb Bibles, dated 1820, 1822 and 1825, have the imprint of William Disturnell in Lansingburgh.  Another Thumb Bible has the 1823 imprint of W. and J. Disturnell in Troy.  This may indicate that this printing business operated in both towns concurrently.  ...4.  History of the Bible.  Lansingburgh [NY]: published by W. Disturnell, 1825.  2 x 1 ¼.  51 x 32 mm.  ...Gilt leather.  Illus.  Adomeit A58.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).  (Bradbury, p. 70-71) Condition: Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: [5], 6-256 p.     8. Title: 1831 History of the Bible Publisher: J.B. & L. Baldwin; Bridgeport, CT Description of Contents: “Josiah B. Baldwin (1792?-1859) was a printer in Bridgeport, Connecticut from at least 1823 to 1835.  From 1826 to 1834 the imprint was J.B. and L. Baldwin but I found no information about his colleague.  Most of their publications were almanacs.  This firm also published a Thumb Bible.  1.  History of the Bible.  Brigeport [CT]: printed by J.B. and L. Baldwin, 1831.  2 ¼ by 1 ¾, 57 x 44 mm.  ...Gilt leather.  Illus.  Rosenbach 759.  Adomeit A70.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury p. 105) Condition: Good—condition with cover somewhat scuffed and chipped; text appears complete; binding intact; book a little shifted; pages readable but with some bends; some roughened edges and some spots of foxing, etc.  Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.     9. Title: 1831 History of the Bible Publisher: W. & J. Bolles, New London Description of Contents: W. and J. Bolles was a publishing and bookselling firm in New London, Connecticut from at least 1830 to 1840.  Bolles and Williams published in New London from at least 1841 to 1848.  Wm. Bolles and Co. must have been the successor and published at least from 1849 to 1850.  Bolles and his colleagues published a total of nine editions of the Thumb Bible.  1.  History of the Bible.  New London [CT]: published by W. and J. Bolles, 1831.  2 13/16 x 1 7/8, 56 x 47 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt leather or cloth with printed spine label.  Illus.  Adomeit A71.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury, p. 105) Condition: Front cover scuffed, back cover and a few initial pages missing.  Binding good otherwise, pages overall good. Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.     10. Title: Child’s Bible With Plates, 19th Century (Fisher & Brother) Publisher: Fisher & Brother Description of Contents: “Turner and Fisher was a publishing firm in Philadelphia from 1835 to 1850 and New York from about 1836 to 1849. Fisher and Brother, successor to Turner and Fisher, published in Philadelphia and New York from 1850 to 1861. Specific addresses assist in dating this publisher's imprints: Philadelphia, 10 South Sixth Street from 1858 to 1861; New York, 74 Chatham Street from 1850 to 1860; Baltimore, 64 West Baltimore Street from 1855 to 1864; and, Boston, 72 Court Street from 1850 to 1860. Fisher and Denison published in Baltimore from 1865 to 1866 and in New York from 1867 to 1872. These firms had a varied booklist but children's books and literature were specialties.  Turner and Fisher published three miniature books-a songster and two chapbooks. Fisher and Brother, either by itself or with Fisher and Denison, published 32 miniature books. Twelve of these books are in a series called Child's Evergreen Miniature Library. The books in this series are just over three inches tall and are bound in cloth with pictorial gilt front covers reflecting the subject matter. An advertisement for this series, printed on the rear end pages in some of the books I examined, lists twelve titles. I have seen only nine of these. Apparently, each book was offered in two editions, one edition having an advertisement and list of books in the series printed on the rear end pages, the other edition with blank rear end pages. However, I have not found copies of both editions for every title in the series. Religious content, prayers in particular, Bible history, and stories of morality, characterize most of these books, but Child's Life of Washington and Child's Life of Franklin are biographies of famous Americans. Turner and Fisher also published at least eleven miniature books that are about two and one-quarter inches tall and bound in cloth with the title stamped in large letters on the spine. These are religious books but the emphasis is on stories rather than prayer. There is no indication of a series title in any of these books.  Most of these rare books have Fisher and Denison as the copublisher on the title page.  Turner and Fisher also published four editions of a Thumb Bible first published in 1834 by Truman, Smith and Co.”  Page 132: “9.  The Child’s Bible With Plates.  By a Lady of Cincinnati.  Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Boston: Fisher and Brother, ca. 1858-1860 [1834].  2 3/16 x 1 7/8, 56 x 47 mm.  [5], 6-192 p., gilt cloth.  Illus.  Adomeit A81.  AAS (Adomeit).*  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury, p. 131) Condition: Cover worn and discolored; pages stained; text does appear complete; binding tearing away from cloth; last several pages brittle and dark brown.  Binding: Red cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [5], 6-192 p.   11. Title: Child’s Bible with Plates, 19th Century—Larger Format Publisher: Fisher & Brother Description of Contents: “Turner and Fisher was a publishing firm in Philadelphia from 1835 to 1850 and New York from about 1836 to 1849. Fisher and Brother, successor to Turner and Fisher, published in Philadelphia and New York from 1850 to 1861. Specific addresses assist in dating this publisher's imprints: Philadelphia, 10 South Sixth Street from 1858 to 1861; New York, 74 Chatham Street from 1850 to 1860; Baltimore, 64 West Baltimore Street from 1855 to 1864; and, Boston, 72 Court Street from 1850 to 1860. Fisher and Denison published in Baltimore from 1865 to 1866 and in New York from 1867 to 1872. These firms had a varied booklist but children's books and literature were specialties.  Turner and Fisher published three miniature books-a songster and two chapbooks. Fisher and Brother, either by itself or with Fisher and Denison, published 32 miniature books. Twelve of these books are in a series called Child's Evergreen Miniature Library. The books in this series are just over three inches tall and are bound in cloth with pictorial gilt front covers reflecting the subject matter. An advertisement for this series, printed on the rear end pages in some of the books I examined, lists twelve titles. I have seen only nine of these. Apparently, each book was offered in two editions, one edition having an advertisement and list of books in the series printed on the rear end pages, the other edition with blank rear end pages. However, I have not found copies of both editions for every title in the series. Religious content, prayers in particular, Bible history, and stories of morality, characterize most of these books, but Child's Life of Washington and Child's Life of Franklin are biographies of famous Americans. Turner and Fisher also published at least eleven miniature books that are about two and one-quarter inches tall and bound in cloth with the title stamped in large letters on the spine. These are religious books but the emphasis is on stories rather than prayer. There is no indication of a series title in any of these books.  Most of these rare books have Fisher and Denison as the copublisher on the title page.  Turner and Fisher also published four editions of a Thumb Bible first published in 1834 by Truman, Smith and Co.”  Page 132: “4.  The Child’s Bible with Plates.  By a Lady of Cincinnati.  Philadelphia: Fisher and Brother, 12 North Sixth St., Baltimore: 64 Baltimore St., ca. 1855-1861.  3 x 2 ¼, 76 x 57 mm.  [6], 7-192 p....Illus.  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury, p. 131) Condition: cover worn but gilt illustration still visible; binding good; pages have some foxing and browning; text appears complete at 192 pages; large margins. Binding: Gilt cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [6], 7-192 p.   12. Title: 1835 Bible in Miniature for Children Publisher: Dorr, Howland, & Co. Description of Contents: Henry J. Howland (1810-1897) was a printer and publisher in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1835 to at least 1893.  Howland published under his own name until establishing the Dorr and Howland firm in 1821.  I could not find any information on Dorr.  The name changed to Dorr, Howland, and Co. in 1831 and continued until 1842 when this partnership ended.  Howland set up a printing business in 1839 with Moses Spooner as his partner.  Imprints from the 1839 to 1842 period list Dorr, Howland and Co. as the publishers and Howland and Spooner, as the printers.  Howland and Spooner published from 1842 to 1867.  Howland then published under his own name until about 1893.  These firms published eighteen miniature chapbooks.  Dorr and Howland also published two Thumb Bibles plus three other miniature religious books.  ...5.  The Bible in Miniature for Children.  Worcester [MA]: Dorr, Howland and Co., [1835].  2 3/8 x 2, 60 x 50 mm.  [5], 6-192 p. [no half-title page], gilt leather, or gilt cloth, or cloth with paper spine label.  Illus.  Adomeit A85.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).”  (Bradbury, 72-73) Condition: Cloth cover somewhat worn; some pages a little bent at edges; text appears complete; pages generally good overall; binding well-intact but shifted.  Binding: Cloth with former paper label on spine. Inscriptions: None Collation: [5], 6-192 p.   13. Title: 1835 Bible in Miniature for Children Publisher: Lee & Shepard Description of Contents: "Lee and Shepard was a large publishing firm in Boston, issuing an estimated 2,000 titles between 1862 and 1898.  William Lee (b. 1826) and Charles Shepard (b. 1829) were especially successful with children’s books.  ‘They were among the first,’ wrote Tebbel, ‘to recognize that children’s books could be lively, exciting, and realistic.’  Lee and Shepard brought Oliver Optic to large audiences with these titles selling more than 100,000 copies every year at their peak.  This publishing house continued well into the middle of the twentieth century under several owners.  This firm published a Thumb Bible known in two editions.  ...2.  The Bible in Miniature, for Children, with twenty-five engravings.  Boston: Lee and Shepard, ca. 1835.  [period after Shepard].  2 3/8 x 2, 60 x 51 mm.  [5], 6-192 p., gilt cloth.  Illus.  Adomeit A134.  Lilly (Adomeit).  RCB.*” (Bradbury, p. 126).  Condition: front inner hinge torn, some weakened spots in binding; cover worn; text appears complete; pages fairly good. Binding: cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [5], 6-192 p.   14. Title: 1836 History of the Bible (H. & E. Phinney) Publisher: H. & E. Phinney Description of Contents: “H. and E. Phinney was a publishing and bookselling firm in Cooperstown, New York between 1807 and 1849.  Henry F. (1782-1850) and Elihu (1795-1863) Phinney Jr. carried on the company started by their father in 1795.  The magnitude of this operation is apparent in the following quotation.  'By 1820, they were casting quarto Bible plates in their own stereotype foundry,' wrote Tebbel, 'printing about 200,000 copies from them. They printed in large quantities: 60,000 schoolbooks, 200,000 toy books, from five presses which were constantly in use.' 'Though they discontinued the Ostego Herald in 1821,' wrote Madeleine Stern, 'the [Phinney] brothers persisted in publishing Phinney's Calendar until it boasted a yearly circulation of 100,000.'  H. and E. Phinney's publishing house was remarkable in that it did everything in-house, they even operated a paper mill, and did this in a rural community. With such a large output, they needed a creative approach to get their books to readers. 'For the distribution of their books,' wrote Stern, 'they ordered the construction of large wagons with movable tops and counters, and these locomotive bookstores were stocked with hundreds of varieties of books and driven to distant villages by colporteurs or traveling agents.'  Phinney was the most prolific American publisher of Thumb Bibles with twenty editions to its credit. Note that the first miniature book listed below was published in Ostego, New York which later had its name changed to Cooperstown. Adomeit learned about the Thumb Bible numbered 22 in the list below only after she published her book on Thumb Bibles. Adomeit assigned this book the number A101 1/2 H. and E. Phinney also published some miniature chapbooks for children....14.  History of the Bible.  Cooperstown [NY]: printed by H. and E. Phinney, 1836.  1 13/16 x 1 9/16, 72 x 65 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt leather.  Illus.  Adomeit A89.  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury, p. 57-59) Condition: Pages somewhat warped, text appears complete; binding intact; book fanned out but intact; pages lightly toned; woodcut illustrations.  Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.   15. Title: 1850 History of the Bible Publisher: Phinney & Co. Description of Contents: “H. and E. Phinney was a publishing and bookselling firm in Cooperstown, New York between 1807 and 1849.  Henry F. (1782-1850) and Elihu (1795-1863) Phinney Jr. carried on the company started by their father in 1795.  The magnitude of this operation is apparent in the following quotation.  'By 1820, they were casting quarto Bible plates in their own stereotype foundry,' wrote Tebbel, 'printing about 200,000 copies from them. They printed in large quantities: 60,000 schoolbooks, 200,000 toy books, from five presses which were constantly in use.' 'Though they discontinued the Ostego Herald in 1821,' wrote Madeleine Stern, 'the [Phinney] brothers persisted in publishing Phinney's Calendar until it boasted a yearly circulation of 100,000.'  H. and E. Phinney's publishing house was remarkable in that it did everything in-house, they even operated a paper mill, and did this in a rural community. With such a large output, they needed a creative approach to get their books to readers. 'For the distribution of their books,' wrote Stern, 'they ordered the construction of large wagons with movable tops and counters, and these locomotive bookstores were stocked with hundreds of varieties of books and driven to distant villages by colporteurs or traveling agents.'  Phinney was the most prolific American publisher of Thumb Bibles with twenty editions to its credit. Note that the first miniature book listed below was published in Ostego, New York which later had its name changed to Cooperstown. Adomeit learned about the Thumb Bible numbered 22 in the list below only after she published her book on Thumb Bibles. Adomeit assigned this book the number A101 1/2 H. and E. Phinney also published some miniature chapbooks for children....24.  History of the Bible.  Buffalo: Phinney and Co., 1850.  2 1/8 x 1 7/8, 54 x 48 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt leather.  Illus.  Adomeit A105.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*  (Pages 57-59)  At least 20 woodcuts in addition to the frontispiece.  Condition: Good condition internally for age and well-bound except it is missing front cover; back cover present.  Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.   16. Title: 1850 History of the Bible Publisher: Wm. Bolles & Co. Description of Contents: W. and J. Bolles was a publishing and bookselling firm in New London, Connecticut from at least 1830 to 1840.  Bolles and Williams published in New London from at least 1841 to 1848.  Wm. Bolles and Co. must have been the successor and published at least from 1849 to 1850.  Bolles and his colleagues published a total of nine editions of the Thumb Bible.  ....5.  History of the Bible.  New-London: Wm. Bolles and Co., 1850.  2 1/8 x 1 3/4, 54 x 44 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt leather.  Illus.  Adomeit A107.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).” (Bradbury, p. 105) Condition: Ends of spine chipped; some foxing; pages good otherwise; binding intact; text appears complete.  Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.   17. Title: 1851 History of the Bible Publisher: Alden, Beardsley & Co. Description of Contents: “Alden and Beardsley was a printing and binding firm in Auburn, New York from 1852 to 1857 according to Tebbel.  However, one of the two Thumb Bibles cited below is dated 1851 indicating that this firm started publishing at least a year earlier.  1.  History of the Bible.  Auburn [NY]: Alden, Beardsley, & Co., 1851.  T.B. Smith, stereotyper.  2 1/8 x 2, 54 x 51 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt leather.  Illus.  Adomeit A108.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).”  (Bradbury, p. 167-168).  A few woodcuts are included in addition to the frontispiece.  Condition: Well-bound except it is in two split sections but complete with detached covers. Binding: Leather Inscriptions: None Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.   18. Title: 1859 History of the Bible Publisher: Phinney & Co. Description of Contents: “H. and E. Phinney was a publishing and bookselling firm in Cooperstown, New York between 1807 and 1849.  Henry F. (1782-1850) and Elihu (1795-1863) Phinney Jr. carried on the company started by their father in 1795.  The magnitude of this operation is apparent in the following quotation.  'By 1820, they were casting quarto Bible plates in their own stereotype foundry,' wrote Tebbel, 'printing about 200,000 copies from them. They printed in large quantities: 60,000 schoolbooks, 200,000 toy books, from five presses which were constantly in use.' 'Though they discontinued the Ostego Herald in 1821,' wrote Madeleine Stern, 'the [Phinney] brothers persisted in publishing Phinney's Calendar until it boasted a yearly circulation of 100,000.'  H. and E. Phinney's publishing house was remarkable in that it did everything in-house, they even operated a paper mill, and did this in a rural community. With such a large output, they needed a creative approach to get their books to readers. 'For the distribution of their books,' wrote Stern, 'they ordered the construction of large wagons with movable tops and counters, and these locomotive bookstores were stocked with hundreds of varieties of books and driven to distant villages by colporteurs or traveling agents.'  Phinney was the most prolific American publisher of Thumb Bibles with twenty editions to its credit. Note that the first miniature book listed below was published in Ostego, New York which later had its name changed to Cooperstown. Adomeit learned about the Thumb Bible numbered 22 in the list below only after she published her book on Thumb Bibles. Adomeit assigned this book the number A101 1/2 H. and E. Phinney also published some miniature chapbooks for children....28.  History of the Bible.  Buffalo [NY]:  Phinney and Co., 1859.  2 3/16 x 1 7/8, 56 x 48 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt cloth.  Illus.  Adomeit A117.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).”  (Bradbury, 57-60) Condition: Last page missing but text appears complete otherwise, cover scuffed (mostly at edges); pages and binding in overall good condition. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: Few slight pencillings Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p. (last page missing)   19. Title:1861 Sure Guide for Little Footsteps Publisher: American Sunday School Union Description of Contents: “The American Sunday-School Union began in Philadelphia in 1817 and continued well into the twentieth century.  This organization was a prolific publisher of books and pamphlets.  'From its beginning,' Ellen Shaffer wrote, 'the work of the Union prospered even beyond the work of its founders.  The 1827 report showed that in a three year period 3,741,849 copies of its publications had been issued, exclusive of periodicals.'  The Union devoted much of its attention to children's books and played a key role in changing this genre.  Tebbel described this change: 'A children's literature was created deliberately... .  The Union gave four rules to its writers: their work must be absolutely moral and religious; it must be graded and adapted to the child; it had to adhere to high standards of style and content; and it had to be American in character.'  The first twenty-four miniature chapbooks listed below are all similar in format and were likely issued about the same time.  These books are listed as circa 1827 – 1853 because the American Sunday-School Union was at 146 Chestnut Street during those years but this chapbook style is more indicative of the latter part of this time period....41.  Sure Guide for Little Footsteps, selected by E.A.J.  Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1122 Chestnut St., [1861].  3 ¼ x 2 ½, 82 x 64 mm.  [2], 3-71 p., pictorial gilt cloth.  Lilly (Adomeit). RCB.*” (Bradbury, p. 87-91)  Book is daily Scripture texts for each day in the year.  Condition: Pages overall good with some foxing; text appears complete with good/intact binding.  Covers roughened and discolored, but all intact. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: Few pencillings, nothing notable Collation: [2], 3-71 p.   20. Title: 1866 History of the Bible Publisher: Breed, Butler & Co. Description of Contents: “Frederick W. Breed was a partner of H.F. Phinney when the latter moved to Buffalo in 1849 and established Phinney and Co.  Breed, Butler and Co. was the successor to Phinney and Co. and published in Buffalo from 1861 to 1866.  Breed and Lent then published in Buffalo at least from 1866 to 1872.  ...Breed, Butler and Co. and Breed and Lent also published seven Thumb Bible editions from 1862 to 1872.  They also published nine miniature books of the gift book variety, most are a little larger than three inches.  ...42.  History of the Bible.  Buffalo [NY]: Breed, Butler, and Co, 1866.  J.M. Johnson, Printer and Binder.  2 1/8 x 1 7/8, 54 x 48 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt cloth.  Illus.  Adomeit A123.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).” (Bradbury, p. 184-187) Condition: Stitched repair on spine; text appears complete; binding intact; pages toned but intact and readable; cover faded and has fairly light wear; overall good and intact; some stains; some weakened spots. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.    21. Title: 1896 Bible Publisher: David Bryce & Son, Glasgow Description of Contents: “At the conclusion of the nineteenth century, the Scottish publishers David Bryce & Son of Glasgow published the smallest complete Bible in a variety of presentations.  All were printed on a thin Oxford paper by a photographic method of reduction.  These books measure 1 ¾ inches in height and contains 876 pages and twenty-eight line illustrations.  The most common binding is black leather with yapp edges (extending beyond the text) and a magnifying glass enclosed in rear pocket.  There are copies in heavy ornate leather, in purple cloth with a portrait of the king and queen mounted on the cover, and, most elaborately, on a chain connected to a miniature wooden lectern.  Hundreds of thousands of copies of the Bryce Bible were published, many of them worn around the neck in lockets with an inset magnifier.  After David Bryce’s death in 1923, a cache of notes was found among his papers and first published in The News-Letters of the LXIVMOS for 1928.  Bryce wrote that although many had scoffed and jeered at the absurd smallness of his Bible, he had been told that it was a very useful publication and that ‘many a one read a verse of his Bible, who had never read one before.’  He related the story of an optician’s visit to an old clergyman, who was very nearsighted.  The optician suggested that the gentleman should be provided with a better pair of spectacles, to which the clergyman replied that he ‘would never require a pair of spectacles so long as he could read this in the pulpit.’  The optician reported that he actually saw the minister use the little Bible in the pulpit.”  (Bromer/Edison, p. 76).  Welsh #559: “The Holy Bible.  Glasgow, D. Bryce and Son, 1896.  876 p. illus.  (49 x 32 mm. binding; 45 x 29 mm. page; 38 x 23 mm. pr area.)  Photographic reduction of 1876 ed., also called ‘Mite Bible’, some copies sold chained to a lectern, some copies contain the Burns family register, and some copies have a Shakespeare family register.  Also sold with a pocket in back cover containing la magnifying glass.  Spielmann no. 24; Cim p. 65; Tuneewa p. 549; Kleemeier p. 5776; Newsletter 8 (June 1928) p. 5; Newsletter 11 (Oct. 1929) p. 3-6; Mikrobiblion no. 20; Darlowe & Moule v. 1, no. 1306.” Condition: Good overall; worn at edges of cover and clear tape repair on spine; binding overall intact; some pages missing at very end. Binding: Black leather with yapp edges Inscriptions: None Collation: Not available   22. Title: 1901 Bible Publisher: David Bryce & Son, Glasgow Description of Contents: “At the conclusion of the nineteenth century, the Scottish publishers David Bryce & Son of Glasgow published the smallest complete Bible in a variety of presentations.  All were printed on a thin Oxford paper by a photographic method of reduction.  These books measure 1 ¾ inches in height and contains 876 pages and twenty-eight line illustrations.  The most common binding is black leather with yapp edges (extending beyond the text) and a magnifying glass enclosed in rear pocket.  There are copies in heavy ornate leather, in purple cloth with a portrait of the king and queen mounted on the cover, and, most elaborately, on a chain connected to a miniature wooden lectern.  Hundreds of thousands of copies of the Bryce Bible were published, many of them worn around the neck in lockets with an inset magnifier.  After David Bryce’s death in 1923, a cache of notes was found among his papers and first published in The News-Letters of the LXIVMOS for 1928.  Bryce wrote that although many had scoffed and jeered at the absurd smallness of his Bible, he had been told that it was a very useful publication and that ‘many a one read a verse of his Bible, who had never read one before.’  He related the story of an optician’s visit to an old clergyman, who was very nearsighted.  The optician suggested that the gentleman should be provided with a better pair of spectacles, to which the clergyman replied that he ‘would never require a pair of spectacles so long as he could read this in the pulpit.’  The optician reported that he actually saw the minister use the little Bible in the pulpit.”  (Bromer/Edison, p. 76).  Welsh #562: “The Holy Bible.  Glasgow, David Bryce & Sons [1901] 876 p. illus.  (1 13/16 x 1 1/8 inches)  See note under 1896 edition.  Spielmann no. 25; Am. Art 47, $22.50; Stone A snuff-boxful...p. 94; Bondy Cat. 50 (April 1959) no. 1095, ...Bondy Cat. 66 (April 1965) no 479.”  Condition: Leather flaking away at edges; text nearly complete; last 1-2 pages of Revelation missing; otherwise appears generally good and intact. Binding: Black leather with yapp edges Inscriptions: None found Collation: 876 p.   23. Title: 1919 Bible Publisher: Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell Description of Contents: These are very similar to the David Bryce and Son Bibles.  Welsh # 565: “The Holy Bible.  Edinburgh, Nimmo, [1919] 876 p. front.  (1 7/8 x 1 ¼ inch binding).  Am. Art no. 45...Bondy Cat. 60 (Nov. 1962) no. 448, ...Chiswick List (May 1963) no. 6...”  OR Condition: Binding a little weak in places but intact; cover very good; magnifying glass tucked inside cover; text appears complete (which is the text of the entire Bible, not selected Scripture verses); pages generally clean and good. Binding: Brown leather cover with gilt text on spine Inscriptions: None Collation: Not available   24. Title: 1932 Child’s Bible & Prayer Book/The Life of Jesus by Cecil Carpenter Publisher: G.C. Lippard Description of Contents: Welsh #1651: Carpenter, Cecil.  The Child’s Bible & prayer book.  [Peoria, Ill., G.C. Lippard, 1932] 124p. illus.  (2 x 1 ½ inch binding).  K. Hottle, Cat. 10 (Oct. 1968) no. 57....” Condition: paper covers chipping a little at edges; text appears complete; binding and pages good; bears the compliments of C.H. Smith and Son on back cover (though faded). Binding: Paper Inscriptions: 1946 gift inscription on endpaper Collation: Not available   25. Title: Child’s Bible, 19th century Publisher: Hurst & Company, New York Description of Contents: “Thomas D. Hurst (1843-1924) started Hurst and Co. in 1871 in New York, soon becoming a leader in the production of low-priced popular books.  Hurst and Co. was first listed at 122 Nassau Street in the New York City directory for 1877.  ‘Prospective purchasers were told in advertisements,’ wrote Tebbel, ‘that they were getting books tastefully printed and bound in the best English cloth, but in fact they got badly printed, indifferently bound books printed on the cheapest paper.’  Hurst and Co. published two Thumb Bibles and, despite Tebbel’s comment, these are quality books.  Adomeit reports that some copies of the first book below were printed on thicker paper making the book five-eighths inch thick while other copies were only three-eighths inch thick.  ...2. The Child’s Bible.  New York: Hurst and Company, 122 Nassau St., ca. 1876-1900.  2 ¼ x 1 7/8, 57 x 48 mm.  [5], 6-192 p., gilt cloth.  Illus.  Adomeit A138.  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury p. 201)  No date but 19th century. Condition: Text appears complete; cover moderately worn with some fraying on spine ends; binding intact; pages good; inner hinges tearing; original cloth. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [5], 6-192 p.   26. Title: Daily Food, Undated Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Description of Contents: “Fleming H. Revell started publishing religious books in Chicago in 1869.  His success led to establishment of a branch in New York in 1887 followed by others in Toronto, London and Edinburgh.  He moved the firm's headquarters to New York in 1906.  'At its nineteenth-century peak,' wrote Tebbel, 'between February 1, 1891, and the same date in 1892, the house issued 310 new boks and bound more than 541,000 books.' Despite this large output, only four miniature books were found.  These are all books of prayers, including an edition of Daily Food. ...4.  Daily Food for Christians.  New York, Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company, ca. 1898.  3 ¼ x 2 ½ , 82 x 63 mm.  [192] p., gilt cloth.  Lilly (Adomeit).*”  (Bradbury p. ???)  Book is “a promise and another Scriptural portion with a verse of a hymn for every day in the year.” Condition: Spine has some tears; binding cracked but holding near internal joints; otherwise intact and pages seem to be good and complete; 19th century or early 20th. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: Cut signature of former owner affixed to endpaper; dated early 20th century. Collation: [192] p.   27. Title: Daily Food, Undated Publisher: T. Nelson & Sons Description of Contents: This title was not found in any reference source under this publisher.  However, a note on page 102 of Antique United States Miniature Books records that Perkins and Marvin were the first to publish this title: “The six miniature books issued by Perkins and Marvin include five editions of Daily Food for Christians, a book of Bible quotations arranged for each day of the year.  The 1830 edition is the earliest dated American edition of this popular title.”  (Bradbury, p. 102) Condition: Generally good, front inner hinge somewhat loosened, text appears complete, pages good, no date, light external wear.  Binding: Decorative cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [4], 5-191 p.    28. Title: Daily Food, Undated 19th century Publisher: T.Y. Crowell & Co. or Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Description of Contents: “Thomas Young Crowell started his business in Boston in 1870 by taking over the bookbinding company of Benjamin Bradley.  Crowell had been the general manager of this company.  In 1876, Crowell opened a New York branch focusing on publishing.  ‘As business increased,’ wrote Tebbel, ‘the house followed the usual pattern of moving to ever-larger quarters, first to 12 Astor Place, then to 46 East Fourteenth Street.’  The company moved all its operations in 1900 locating at 426-428 West Broadway, New York.  Crowell continued its publishing business until the early 1970s.  Crowell published a miniature edition of Daily Food.  1.  Daily Food for Christians.  New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Co., 13 Astor Place, ca. 1876.  3 ¼ x 2 1/2, 82 x 63 mm.  [3], 4-192 p., gilt cloth.  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury p. 201) This copy is 19th century with 19th century inscriptions.  Book is “a promise, and another Scriptural portion, for every day in the year; together with the verse of a hymn.” Condition: Edges of exterior rubbed, few weak spots in binding; text appears complete; pages lightly browned Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: Owner’s inscriptions on endpaper and dated 1890 and 1893 Collation: [3], 4-192 p.   29. Title: Daily Texts, Undated Publisher: American Tract Society, New York Description of Contents: “Founded in New York in 1825, the American Tract Society (ATS) resulted from the merger of the New York Religious Tract Society and the New England Tract Society.  The ATS address was 87 Nassau Street in New York from 1825 to 1826, 144 Nassau Street from 1827 to 1833, 150 Nassau Street from 1833 to 1893, and 10 East Twenty-third Street from 1894 to 1899.  The first three addresses refer to the same location but the city changed the street numbering system.  These addresses help estimate the date of publications without a year in their imprint.  The ATS had an office in Boston at 28 Cornhill from 1842 to 1868 that changed to 148 Tremont Street in 1869.  This Boston imprint appears on some ATS miniature books.  While the ATS produced thousands and millions of copies of these titles, it was also concerned with the quality of its publications.  'In all the Society publications,' wrote Lawrance Thompson, 'particular care was shown for the quality of printing and illustration in order to enhance the appeal of books and tracts, at a time when good printing in the United States was practically unknown.'  Many illustrations in ATS children's books are the work Alexander Anderson and his pupil Joseph A. Adams each considered one of the best wood-engravers during this period.  Daniel Fanshaw was the ATS's first printer.  Fanshaw had an active printing business in New York when he contracted with ATS to do its printing.  At 87 Nassau Street, Fanshaw started with one press but within a year this was replaced with two Treadwell presses powered by steam.  This was an early sign that the ATS would keep up with new printing technology in order to meet its high production goals.  In 1846, the ATS moved into a new building (same address) constructed to support its huge operation. There were seventeen printing presses in this new building. This moved marked the end of Fanshaw's tenure with ATS. 'Apparently the Society was satisfied to find an excuse for discontinuing the competent but outmoded printing styles of Daniel Fanshaw,' wrote Thompson, 'for he was dismissed with many a kind word—and the quality and style of printing changes immediately for the better.' Another aid in dating ATS books is the new font of type that was used starting in 1848. This type had lighter and taller faces replacing the heavier and stubby style used earlier.  The ATS booklist is a long one and miniature books occur frequently on it. The most popular miniature titles were Dew-Drops, Heavenly Manna, Daily Food, Crumbs from the Master's Table, and Daily Texts. Dew-Drops was by far the most popular and there are seven editions listed below not counting the three editions in German. The typographical bases for these editions depend upon such factors as: whether the pages are numbered; whether the publisher's name appears in capital letters or italics on the title page; whether the address is stated; whether D. Fanshaw is listed as the printer; and, whether New York is listed as the place of publication. There are also type font and binding differences among copies of Dew-Drops but to describe these properly would take a far more detailed study. This comment also applies to the other four titles listed at the beginning of this paragraph.  The ATS introduced the series concept to hard-bound miniature books in America. Annie S. Frost wrote three of these series. The first series has a copyright date of 1873 and consists of four titles: Very Little Tales, Out West, John and His Four Cousins, and Poppet. At three and five-sixteenth inches in height these books are just over our miniature book definition but they are included because this series is similar in many ways, except size, to Frost's two later series. These four books are bound in gilt cloth and each has a chromolithograph paper decoration attached to the front cover.  A second series of four books entitled Dot Books has a copyright date 1874 and again consists of four titles: Fred's Scrap-Book, Dot's Travels Susy Hall, and Willie's Western Visit.  These books are much smaller two and seven-sixteenth inches taller than the first series but they retain; the same style including the chromolithograph pictures on the front covers.  These four titles were issued in a chromolithograph pictorial cardboard box with the series title printed on the top. The third series is The Tiny Library and again consists of four books: Tiny's Casket Jewels, The Picnic, Country Pets, and The Cousins.  This set was also issued in its own box similar to that described above.  The illustrations in the books in all three series are well done and fine additions to the stories told.  Another ATS series consists of five titles with Boston imprints: Aunt Rose, Holy Bible, Gem, Dew-Drops, and Daily Manna. The author has a set of these books bound in pink cloth with blind-stamped designs and a gilt-stamped necklace of pearls on the front cover. The Holy Bible is not included in Adomeit but it is typographically similar to the Merriam, Moore, and Co. edition (Adomeit A143). Merriam, Moore and Co. also published all five of these titles in a very similar format circa 1847-1858. Moore and Nims issued the same set circa 1858-1869. Also, the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society published at least The Holy Bible and Gem in this format. Pearls is another ATS title with a Boston imprint that is very similar in format to the five titles above. It even has the same pictorial design on the front cover. However, it was probably not part of that series because it is a little larger than the five-volume set and there are binding differences. Neither Merriam, Moore, and Co. or Moore and Nims published Pearls. My Tiny Library is also the name used for a set of five miniature books published by the ATS with a Boston imprint. These titles are Angel Lilly, Babe of Heaven, Carletta, Happy, Happy Heaven, and Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter. The original cardboard box for this set has a printed label with the series title. The Adomeit Collection at the Lilly Library includes one of these boxes along with this set of books.  Page 93: “1.  Daily Texts, with verses of hymns, adapted for general use, and suited for every year.  New York: American Tract Society, 144 Nassau St., ca. 1827-1833.  3 x 2 3/16, 76 x 56 mm.  [2], 3-128 p., gilt cloth.  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury p. 91-93) Condition: binding intact though a few spots somewhat weakened; text appears complete; pages have some foxing; ends of spine chipped; a little edge wear otherwise. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [2], 3-128 p.   30. Title: Day Dawn, Undated Publisher: American Tract Society Description of Contents: “Founded in New York in 1825, the American Tract Society (ATS) resulted from the merger of the New York Religious Tract Society and the New England Tract Society.  The ATS address was 87 Nassau Street in New York from 1825 to 1826, 144 Nassau Street from 1827 to 1833, 150 Nassau Street from 1833 to 1893, and 10 East Twenty-third Street from 1894 to 1899.  The first three addresses refer to the same location but the city changed the street numbering system.  These addresses help estimate the date of publications without a year in their imprint.  The ATS had an office in Boston at 28 Cornhill from 1842 to 1868 that changed to 148 Tremont Street in 1869.  This Boston imprint appears on some ATS miniature books.  While the ATS produced thousands and millions of copies of these titles, it was also concerned with the quality of its publications.  'In all the Society publications,' wrote Lawrance Thompson, 'particular care was shown for the quality of printing and illustration in order to enhance the appeal of books and tracts, at a time when good printing in the United States was practically unknown.'  Many illustrations in ATS children's books are the work Alexander Anderson and his pupil Joseph A. Adams each considered one of the best wood-engravers during this period.  Daniel Fanshaw was the ATS's first printer.  Fanshaw had an active printing business in New York when he contracted with ATS to do its printing.  At 87 Nassau Street, Fanshaw started with one press but within a year this was replaced with two Treadwell presses powered by steam.  This was an early sign that the ATS would keep up with new printing technology in order to meet its high production goals.  In 1846, the ATS moved into a new building (same address) constructed to support its huge operation. There were seventeen printing presses in this new building. This moved marked the end of Fanshaw's tenure with ATS. 'Apparently the Society was satisfied to find an excuse for discontinuing the competent but outmoded printing styles of Daniel Fanshaw,' wrote Thompson, 'for he was dismissed with many a kind word—and the quality and style of printing changes immediately for the better.' Another aid in dating ATS books is the new font of type that was used starting in 1848. This type had lighter and taller faces replacing the heavier and stubby style used earlier.  The ATS booklist is a long one and miniature books occur frequently on it. The most popular miniature titles were Dew-Drops, Heavenly Manna, Daily Food, Crumbs from the Master's Table, and Daily Texts. Dew-Drops was by far the most popular and there are seven editions listed below not counting the three editions in German. The typographical bases for these editions depend upon such factors as: whether the pages are numbered; whether the publisher's name appears in capital letters or italics on the title page; whether the address is stated; whether D. Fanshaw is listed as the printer; and, whether New York is listed as the place of publication. There are also type font and binding differences among copies of Dew-Drops but to describe these properly would take a far more detailed study. This comment also applies to the other four titles listed at the beginning of this paragraph.  The ATS introduced the series concept to hard-bound miniature books in America. Annie S. Frost wrote three of these series. The first series has a copyright date of 1873 and consists of four titles: Very Little Tales, Out West, John and His Four Cousins, and Poppet. At three and five-sixteenth inches in height these books are just over our miniature book definition but they are included because this series is similar in many ways, except size, to Frost's two later series. These four books are bound in gilt cloth and each has a chromolithograph paper decoration attached to the front cover.  A second series of four books entitled Dot Books has a copyright date 1874 and again consists of four titles: Fred's Scrap-Book, Dot's Travels Susy Hall, and Willie's Western Visit.  These books are much smaller two and seven-sixteenth inches taller than the first series but they retain; the same style including the chromolithograph pictures on the front covers.  These four titles were issued in a chromolithograph pictorial cardboard box with the series title printed on the top. The third series is The Tiny Library and again consists of four books: Tiny's Casket Jewels, The Picnic, Country Pets, and The Cousins.  This set was also issued in its own box similar to that described above.  The illustrations in the books in all three series are well done and fine additions to the stories told.  Another ATS series consists of five titles with Boston imprints: Aunt Rose, Holy Bible, Gem, Dew-Drops, and Daily Manna. The author has a set of these books bound in pink cloth with blind-stamped designs and a gilt-stamped necklace of pearls on the front cover. The Holy Bible is not included in Adomeit but it is typographically similar to the Merriam, Moore, and Co. edition (Adomeit A143). Merriam, Moore and Co. also published all five of these titles in a very similar format circa 1847-1858. Moore and Nims issued the same set circa 1858-1869. Also, the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society published at least The Holy Bible and Gem in this format. Pearls is another ATS title with a Boston imprint that is very similar in format to the five titles above. It even has the same pictorial design on the front cover. However, it was probably not part of that series because it is a little larger than the five-volume set and there are binding differences. Neither Merriam, Moore, and Co. or Moore and Nims published Pearls. My Tiny Library is also the name used for a set of five miniature books published by the ATS with a Boston imprint. These titles are Angel Lilly, Babe of Heaven, Carletta, Happy, Happy Heaven, and Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter. The original cardboard box for this set has a printed label with the series title. The Adomeit Collection at the Lilly Library includes one of these boxes along with this set of books....36.  Day-Dawn.  New York: American Tract Society, 150 Nassau St., ca. 1847.  2 3/16 x 1 ½, 56 x 38 mm.  [5], 6-144 p., pictorial gilt cloth.  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury p. 91-95) Condition: Overall readable and mostly intact (front inner hinge is nearly detached, however); text appears complete; pages good. Binding: Gilt cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [5], 6-144 p.   31. Title: Dew Drops, Undated Publisher: American Tract Society Description of Contents: Founded in New York in 1825, the American Tract Society (ATS) resulted from the merger of the New York Religious Tract Society and the New England Tract Society.  The ATS address was 87 Nassau Street in New York from 1825 to 1826, 144 Nassau Street from 1827 to 1833, 150 Nassau Street from 1833 to 1893, and 10 East Twenty-third Street from 1894 to 1899.  The first three addresses refer to the same location but the city changed the street numbering system.  These addresses help estimate the date of publications without a year in their imprint.  The ATS had an office in Boston at 28 Cornhill from 1842 to 1868 that changed to 148 Tremont Street in 1869.  This Boston imprint appears on some ATS miniature books.  While the ATS produced thousands and millions of copies of these titles, it was also concerned with the quality of its publications.  'In all the Society publications,' wrote Lawrance Thompson, 'particular care was shown for the quality of printing and illustration in order to enhance the appeal of books and tracts, at a time when good printing in the United States was practically unknown.'  Many illustrations in ATS children's books are the work Alexander Anderson and his pupil Joseph A. Adams each considered one of the best wood-engravers during this period.  Daniel Fanshaw was the ATS's first printer.  Fanshaw had an active printing business in New York when he contracted with ATS to do its printing.  At 87 Nassau Street, Fanshaw started with one press but within a year this was replaced with two Treadwell presses powered by steam.  This was an early sign that the ATS would keep up with new printing technology in order to meet its high production goals.  In 1846, the ATS moved into a new building (same address) constructed to support its huge operation. There were seventeen printing presses in this new building. This moved marked the end of Fanshaw's tenure with ATS. 'Apparently the Society was satisfied to find an excuse for discontinuing the competent but outmoded printing styles of Daniel Fanshaw,' wrote Thompson, 'for he was dismissed with many a kind word—and the quality and style of printing changes immediately for the better.' Another aid in dating ATS books is the new font of type that was used starting in 1848. This type had lighter and taller faces replacing the heavier and stubby style used earlier.  The ATS booklist is a long one and miniature books occur frequently on it. The most popular miniature titles were Dew-Drops, Heavenly Manna, Daily Food, Crumbs from the Master's Table, and Daily Texts. Dew-Drops was by far the most popular and there are seven editions listed below not counting the three editions in German. The typographical bases for these editions depend upon such factors as: whether the pages are numbered; whether the publisher's name appears in capital letters or italics on the title page; whether the address is stated; whether D. Fanshaw is listed as the printer; and, whether New York is listed as the place of publication. There are also type font and binding differences among copies of Dew-Drops but to describe these properly would take a far more detailed study. This comment also applies to the other four titles listed at the beginning of this paragraph.  The ATS introduced the series concept to hard-bound miniature books in America. Annie S. Frost wrote three of these series. The first series has a copyright date of 1873 and consists of four titles: Very Little Tales, Out West, John and His Four Cousins, and Poppet. At three and five-sixteenth inches in height these books are just over our miniature book definition but they are included because this series is similar in many ways, except size, to Frost's two later series. These four books are bound in gilt cloth and each has a chromolithograph paper decoration attached to the front cover.  A second series of four books entitled Dot Books has a copyright date 1874 and again consists of four titles: Fred's Scrap-Book, Dot's Travels Susy Hall, and Willie's Western Visit.  These books are much smaller two and seven-sixteenth inches taller than the first series but they retain; the same style including the chromolithograph pictures on the front covers.  These four titles were issued in a chromolithograph pictorial cardboard box with the series title printed on the top. The third series is The Tiny Library and again consists of four books: Tiny's Casket Jewels, The Picnic, Country Pets, and The Cousins.  This set was also issued in its own box similar to that described above.  The illustrations in the books in all three series are well done and fine additions to the stories told.  Another ATS series consists of five titles with Boston imprints: Aunt Rose, Holy Bible, Gem, Dew-Drops, and Daily Manna. The author has a set of these books bound in pink cloth with blind-stamped designs and a gilt-stamped necklace of pearls on the front cover. The Holy Bible is not included in Adomeit but it is typographically similar to the Merriam, Moore, and Co. edition (Adomeit A143). Merriam, Moore and Co. also published all five of these titles in a very similar format circa 1847-1858. Moore and Nims issued the same set circa 1858-1869. Also, the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society published at least The Holy Bible and Gem in this format. Pearls is another ATS title with a Boston imprint that is very similar in format to the five titles above. It even has the same pictorial design on the front cover. However, it was probably not part of that series because it is a little larger than the five-volume set and there are binding differences. Neither Merriam, Moore, and Co. or Moore and Nims published Pearls. My Tiny Library is also the name used for a set of five miniature books published by the ATS with a Boston imprint. These titles are Angel Lilly, Babe of Heaven, Carletta, Happy, Happy Heaven, and Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter. The original cardboard box for this set has a printed label with the series title. The Adomeit Collection at the Lilly Library includes one of these boxes along with this set of books....12.  Dew Drops.  New York: published by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau St., ca. 1847.  2 3/16 x 1 3/8, 56 x 35 mm.  [3], 4-128 p., pictorial gilt cloth or gilt leather with flap.  [American Tract Society printed in all capital letters].  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*”  (Pages 91-94).  Appears very similar to this although street address is not printed on title page. Condition: pages foxed but readable; some pages have soiled spots on them; cover worn; binding intact; pages readable; text appears generally complete; daily Scriptural verses.  Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [3], 4-128 p.   32. Title: Heavenly Manna; Or a Collection of Prayers and Promises for Each Day in the Year Publisher: American Tract Society Description of Contents: Founded in New York in 1825, the American Tract Society (ATS) resulted from the merger of the New York Religious Tract Society and the New England Tract Society.  The ATS address was 87 Nassau Street in New York from 1825 to 1826, 144 Nassau Street from 1827 to 1833, 150 Nassau Street from 1833 to 1893, and 10 East Twenty-third Street from 1894 to 1899.  The first three addresses refer to the same location but the city changed the street numbering system.  These addresses help estimate the date of publications without a year in their imprint.  The ATS had an office in Boston at 28 Cornhill from 1842 to 1868 that changed to 148 Tremont Street in 1869.  This Boston imprint appears on some ATS miniature books.  While the ATS produced thousands and millions of copies of these titles, it was also concerned with the quality of its publications.  'In all the Society publications,' wrote Lawrance Thompson, 'particular care was shown for the quality of printing and illustration in order to enhance the appeal of books and tracts, at a time when good printing in the United States was practically unknown.'  Many illustrations in ATS children's books are the work Alexander Anderson and his pupil Joseph A. Adams each considered one of the best wood-engravers during this period.  Daniel Fanshaw was the ATS's first printer.  Fanshaw had an active printing business in New York when he contracted with ATS to do its printing.  At 87 Nassau Street, Fanshaw started with one press but within a year this was replaced with two Treadwell presses powered by steam.  This was an early sign that the ATS would keep up with new printing technology in order to meet its high production goals.  In 1846, the ATS moved into a new building (same address) constructed to support its huge operation. There were seventeen printing presses in this new building. This moved marked the end of Fanshaw's tenure with ATS. 'Apparently the Society was satisfied to find an excuse for discontinuing the competent but outmoded printing styles of Daniel Fanshaw,' wrote Thompson, 'for he was dismissed with many a kind word—and the quality and style of printing changes immediately for the better.' Another aid in dating ATS books is the new font of type that was used starting in 1848. This type had lighter and taller faces replacing the heavier and stubby style used earlier.  The ATS booklist is a long one and miniature books occur frequently on it. The most popular miniature titles were Dew-Drops, Heavenly Manna, Daily Food, Crumbs from the Master's Table, and Daily Texts. Dew-Drops was by far the most popular and there are seven editions listed below not counting the three editions in German. The typographical bases for these editions depend upon such factors as: whether the pages are numbered; whether the publisher's name appears in capital letters or italics on the title page; whether the address is stated; whether D. Fanshaw is listed as the printer; and, whether New York is listed as the place of publication. There are also type font and binding differences among copies of Dew-Drops but to describe these properly would take a far more detailed study. This comment also applies to the other four titles listed at the beginning of this paragraph.  The ATS introduced the series concept to hard-bound miniature books in America. Annie S. Frost wrote three of these series. The first series has a copyright date of 1873 and consists of four titles: Very Little Tales, Out West, John and His Four Cousins, and Poppet. At three and five-sixteenth inches in height these books are just over our miniature book definition but they are included because this series is similar in many ways, except size, to Frost's two later series. These four books are bound in gilt cloth and each has a chromolithograph paper decoration attached to the front cover.  A second series of four books entitled Dot Books has a copyright date 1874 and again consists of four titles: Fred's Scrap-Book, Dot's Travels Susy Hall, and Willie's Western Visit.  These books are much smaller two and seven-sixteenth inches taller than the first series but they retain; the same style including the chromolithograph pictures on the front covers.  These four titles were issued in a chromolithograph pictorial cardboard box with the series title printed on the top. The third series is The Tiny Library and again consists of four books: Tiny's Casket Jewels, The Picnic, Country Pets, and The Cousins.  This set was also issued in its own box similar to that described above.  The illustrations in the books in all three series are well done and fine additions to the stories told.  Another ATS series consists of five titles with Boston imprints: Aunt Rose, Holy Bible, Gem, Dew-Drops, and Daily Manna. The author has a set of these books bound in pink cloth with blind-stamped designs and a gilt-stamped necklace of pearls on the front cover. The Holy Bible is not included in Adomeit but it is typographically similar to the Merriam, Moore, and Co. edition (Adomeit A143). Merriam, Moore and Co. also published all five of these titles in a very similar format circa 1847-1858. Moore and Nims issued the same set circa 1858-1869. Also, the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society published at least The Holy Bible and Gem in this format. Pearls is another ATS title with a Boston imprint that is very similar in format to the five titles above. It even has the same pictorial design on the front cover. However, it was probably not part of that series because it is a little larger than the five-volume set and there are binding differences. Neither Merriam, Moore, and Co. or Moore and Nims published Pearls. My Tiny Library is also the name used for a set of five miniature books published by the ATS with a Boston imprint. These titles are Angel Lilly, Babe of Heaven, Carletta, Happy, Happy Heaven, and Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter. The original cardboard box for this set has a printed label with the series title. The Adomeit Collection at the Lilly Library includes one of these boxes along with this set of books.” (Bradbury, p. 91-93)  All editions listed in Bradbury’s work are cloth-bound, though their given dates of 1833-1847 give a clue as to when the Bible may have been published. Condition: appears to have initially been a foldover cover; loop from foldover cover is missing; edge has been trimmed; hinges cracked; binding intact but not tight; cover rubbed; pages foxed but readable; text appears complete; Binding: Trimmed foldover leather cover Inscriptions: None Collation: Not available, 128 p.   33. Title: History of the Bible, Undated Publisher: Bolles & Williams Description of Contents: W. and J. Bolles was a publishing and bookselling firm in New London, Connecticut from at least 1830 to 1840.  Bolles and Williams published in New London from at least 1841 to 1848.  Wm. Bolles and Co. must have been the successor and published at least from 1849 to 1850.  Bolles and his colleagues published a total of nine editions of the Thumb Bible.  ...2.  History of the Bible.  New London [CT]: Bolles and Williams, ca. 1841-1848.  2 1/8 x 1 7/8, 54 x 48 mm.  x, [2], 13-192 p., gilt leather.  Illus.  Adomeit A141.  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*”  (Bradbury, p. 105) Condition: cloth tape repair to spine; cover relatively unscathed otherwise; text appears complete; binding good; pages overall good; pages a little fanned out; woodcut frontis. Binding: Leather Inscriptions: Some penciled owner’s inscriptions Collation: x, [2], 13-192 p.   34. Title: Honey Drops, Undated 19th century Publisher: American Sunday School Union Description of Contents: “The American Sunday-School Union began in Philadelphia in 1817 and continued well into the twentieth century.  This organization was a prolific publisher of books and pamphlets.  'From its beginning,' Ellen Shaffer wrote, 'the work of the Union prospered even beyond the work of its founders.  The 1827 report showed that in a three year period 3,741,849 copies of its publications had been issued, exclusive of periodicals.'  The Union devoted much of its attention to children's books and played a key role in changing this genre.  Tebbel described this change: 'A children's literature was created deliberately... .  The Union gave four rules to its writers: their work must be absolutely moral and religious; it must be graded and adapted to the child; it had to adhere to high standards of style and content; and it had to be American in character.'  The first twenty-four miniature chapbooks listed below are all similar in format and were likely issued about the same time.  These books are listed as circa 1827 – 1853 because the American Sunday-School Union was at 146 Chestnut Street during those years but this chapbook style is more indicative of the latter part of this time period.  Honey Drops is a miniature book with a Bible quotation for each day of the year.  The Sunday-School Union published three editions of Honey Drops each with different addresses for the publisher.  Honey Drops was issued in a variety of pictorial gilt binding styles.  The 1122 Chestnut Street edition comes with a gilt stamped illustration on the front cover of an open book with the words “Holy Bible” across the top of the pages.  Books with this front cover illustration come with two quite different gilt-stamped designs on the spine.  This same edition also comes with a gilt-stamped flower design on the front cover and a spine design that is different than the aforementioned editions.  In the present work, I have not listed separately books that have different binding styles but that are typographically identical.  38.  Honey Drops.  Philadelphia: American S.S. Union, 1122 Chestnut St., [1855].  2 1/8 x 1 7/16, 54 x 37 mm.  128 p., pictorial gilt cloth.  [date in Preface].  AAS.*  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Pages 87-91) Condition: external surface wear; binding good; pages overall good; text appears complete. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: Some pencillings Collation: Not Available   35. Title: Micro Mini Bible, Undated (set of 3 volumes) Publisher: United Aminex Corporation Description of Contents: Not found in any reference source.  However, these volumes were published by the United Aminex Corporation, evidently in the 20th century though no date appears.  They are housed together in a plastic case.  Each book measures 2 ¾ x 1 7/8 inches.  The first volume contains Genesis through II Kings; the second contains Chronicles through Malachi, and the third New Testament and Psalms.  Condition: Very Good/Excellent Binding: Paper Inscriptions: None Collation: Not available   36. Title: Miniature Bible with Engravings, Undated Publisher: Andrew Dimond Description of Contents: Andrew Dimond [Diamond] had a bookstore in Philadelphia from at least 1836 to 1860.  ‘Between 1836 and 1860,’ wrote Adomeit, ‘Andrew Dimond appears in the Philadelphia directories in 1841 and 1854 only.  In 1854 his name is listed under both the spellings Dimond and Diamond at the same address, shown as book store.’  There are no imprints of Andrew Diamond or Dimond, Philadelphia listed in either the AAS or Library of Congress catalogues.  Diamond published a Thumb Bible in two editions, one with his name spelled ‘Diamond’ and the other with it spelled ‘Dimond.’  The ‘Diamond’ edition is not in Adomeit’s book on Thumb Bibles.  I have assigned this book the number A146 ½ following Adomeit’s practice demonstrated in her annotated copy of her book containing her manuscript notes about previously unknown Thumb Bibles.  1.  Miniature Bible with Engravings.  Abridged and collated by Rev. Edmund S. Janes.  Philadelphia: Andrew Diamond, 8 South Fourth St., ca. 1841-1854.  Stereotyped by S. Douglas Wyeth.  2 ¾ x 2 1/16, 70 x 52 mm.  [6], 7-203 p., gilt cloth.  Illus.  Adomeit 146 1/2.  REM.*”  (Bradbury, p. 143-144)”  Condition: Binding loose, everything still intact but tearing; text appears complete; pages browned and some are stained; cover has some wear. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: Some ink writing on inside cover; nothing notable Collation: [6], 7-203 p.   37. Title: Miniature Bible with Engravings, Undated Publisher: W.N. Wiatt Description of Contents: “There are no imprints of W.N. Wiatt, Philadelphia, or S. Wiatt, Philadelphia, listed in either the AAS or Library of Congress catalogues.  W.N. Wiatt published two Thumb Bibles circa 1851.  S. Wiatt published a Thumb Bible that Adomeit dated circa 1852-1856.”  Book is the Miniature Bible with Engravings, abridged and collated by Rev. Edmund S. Janes.  Page 168: “...Philadelphia: W.N. Wiatt, No. 4 Taylor’s Alley, ca. 1851-1855 but no date.  Stereotyped by S. Douglas Wyeth.  2 11/16 x 2 1/8, 69 x 54 mm.  [3], 4-203 p., gilt cloth.  Illus.  Adomeit A148.  Lilly (Adomeit).*” (Bradbury, p. 168) Condition: Cover in rough condition; pages fairly white at center; some injuries & roughening of pages; text appears complete. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [3], 4-203 p.      38. Title: Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb, Undated Publisher: Religious Tract Society in London Description of Contents: This was also published by the American Sunday School Union in Philadelphia.  “...Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb is a miniature book of prayers that was published in four editions by the Sunday-School Union.  Two editions have 1835 dates.  These were only one and three-eighths inches in height, thus the smallest books published in America up to this date.”  (Bradbury, p. 88)  This copy has no date, but was obviously a 19th century publication.  Book contains Scripture verses. Condition: crack in foldover piece of leather cover; leather rubbed otherwise; pages generally good.  Binding: Foldover leather Inscriptions: On endpapers; first endpaper says “If you sow with sorrow in the beginning” and last endpaper says “you will reap with joy in the end.”  Collation: Not Available   39. Title: Threefold Cord, Undated Publisher: American Tract Society Description of Contents: Founded in New York in 1825, the American Tract Society (ATS) resulted from the merger of the New York Religious Tract Society and the New England Tract Society.  The ATS address was 87 Nassau Street in New York from 1825 to 1826, 144 Nassau Street from 1827 to 1833, 150 Nassau Street from 1833 to 1893, and 10 East Twenty-third Street from 1894 to 1899.  The first three addresses refer to the same location but the city changed the street numbering system.  These addresses help estimate the date of publications without a year in their imprint.  The ATS had an office in Boston at 28 Cornhill from 1842 to 1868 that changed to 148 Tremont Street in 1869.  This Boston imprint appears on some ATS miniature books.  While the ATS produced thousands and millions of copies of these titles, it was also concerned with the quality of its publications.  'In all the Society publications,' wrote Lawrance Thompson, 'particular care was shown for the quality of printing and illustration in order to enhance the appeal of books and tracts, at a time when good printing in the United States was practically unknown.'  Many illustrations in ATS children's books are the work Alexander Anderson and his pupil Joseph A. Adams each considered one of the best wood-engravers during this period.  Daniel Fanshaw was the ATS's first printer.  Fanshaw had an active printing business in New York when he contracted with ATS to do its printing.  At 87 Nassau Street, Fanshaw started with one press but within a year this was replaced with two Treadwell presses powered by steam.  This was an early sign that the ATS would keep up with new printing technology in order to meet its high production goals.  In 1846, the ATS moved into a new building (same address) constructed to support its huge operation. There were seventeen printing presses in this new building. This moved marked the end of Fanshaw's tenure with ATS. 'Apparently the Society was satisfied to find an excuse for discontinuing the competent but outmoded printing styles of Daniel Fanshaw,' wrote Thompson, 'for he was dismissed with many a kind word—and the quality and style of printing changes immediately for the better.' Another aid in dating ATS books is the new font of type that was used starting in 1848. This type had lighter and taller faces replacing the heavier and stubby style used earlier.  The ATS booklist is a long one and miniature books occur frequently on it. The most popular miniature titles were Dew-Drops, Heavenly Manna, Daily Food, Crumbs from the Master's Table, and Daily Texts. Dew-Drops was by far the most popular and there are seven editions listed below not counting the three editions in German. The typographical bases for these editions depend upon such factors as: whether the pages are numbered; whether the publisher's name appears in capital letters or italics on the title page; whether the address is stated; whether D. Fanshaw is listed as the printer; and, whether New York is listed as the place of publication. There are also type font and binding differences among copies of Dew-Drops but to describe these properly would take a far more detailed study. This comment also applies to the other four titles listed at the beginning of this paragraph.  The ATS introduced the series concept to hard-bound miniature books in America. Annie S. Frost wrote three of these series. The first series has a copyright date of 1873 and consists of four titles: Very Little Tales, Out West, John and His Four Cousins, and Poppet. At three and five-sixteenth inches in height these books are just over our miniature book definition but they are included because this series is similar in many ways, except size, to Frost's two later series. These four books are bound in gilt cloth and each has a chromolithograph paper decoration attached to the front cover.  A second series of four books entitled Dot Books has a copyright date 1874 and again consists of four titles: Fred's Scrap-Book, Dot's Travels Susy Hall, and Willie's Western Visit.  These books are much smaller two and seven-sixteenth inches taller than the first series but they retain; the same style including the chromolithograph pictures on the front covers.  These four titles were issued in a chromolithograph pictorial cardboard box with the series title printed on the top. The third series is The Tiny Library and again consists of four books: Tiny's Casket Jewels, The Picnic, Country Pets, and The Cousins.  This set was also issued in its own box similar to that described above.  The illustrations in the books in all three series are well done and fine additions to the stories told.  Another ATS series consists of five titles with Boston imprints: Aunt Rose, Holy Bible, Gem, Dew-Drops, and Daily Manna. The author has a set of these books bound in pink cloth with blind-stamped designs and a gilt-stamped necklace of pearls on the front cover. The Holy Bible is not included in Adomeit but it is typographically similar to the Merriam, Moore, and Co. edition (Adomeit A143). Merriam, Moore and Co. also published all five of these titles in a very similar format circa 1847-1858. Moore and Nims issued the same set circa 1858-1869. Also, the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society published at least The Holy Bible and Gem in this format. Pearls is another ATS title with a Boston imprint that is very similar in format to the five titles above. It even has the same pictorial design on the front cover. However, it was probably not part of that series because it is a little larger than the five-volume set and there are binding differences. Neither Merriam, Moore, and Co. or Moore and Nims published Pearls. My Tiny Library is also the name used for a set of five miniature books published by the ATS with a Boston imprint. These titles are Angel Lilly, Babe of Heaven, Carletta, Happy, Happy Heaven, and Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter. The original cardboard box for this set has a printed label with the series title. The Adomeit Collection at the Lilly Library includes one of these boxes along with this set of books....43.  A Threefold Cord, or a precept, promise and prayer from the Holy Scriptures for every day in the year.  New York: published by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau St., ca. 1853.  3 3/16 x 2½, 80 x 62 mm.  [3], 4-208 p., gilt cloth.  Lilly (Adomeit).*  (Bradbury, p. 91-96) Condition: Cloth spine missing; text appears complete; binding holding securely; some foxing on pages; spots on cover. Binding: Cloth Inscriptions: None Collation: [3], 4-208 p.   40. Title: Little Webster Dictionary, Undated Publisher: Tiny Book and Novelty Co. 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