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Miniature Books.- Bible, English. The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments, engraved general title (second state with "a" in miniature) and another to New Testament, 14 engraved plates, no imprint to p.256, A1 torn, light soiling, creasing at corners, signature torn away from head of front free endpaper, original black morocco, gilt, covers with oval red morocco onlays with cross and "JHS" in gilt, spine gilt in two compartments, g.e., a little rubbed, gilt to one corner of upper cover worn away, [Bondy p.34; Roscoe J28; Spielmann 17], 47 x 28mm., E.Newbery, 1780 § Bible in Miniature..., title soiled, light staining to edge of a few leaves, contemporary calf with decorative gilt border, small stain to spine, 45 x 32mm., Edinburgh, 1826 § New Testament (The) of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, printed in double column on india paper, ownership stamp "Pyne" to front free endpaper, original limp blue roan, red edges, with the original metal case with magnifying glass set into hinged lid (rusted), [Bondy p.111, "a staggeringly small edition"; Spielmann 388], 20mm x 16mm., Glasgow, David Bryce 1895 § Holy Bible (The), printed in double column on india paper, illustrations by Charles Bell Birch, original dark blue roan richly stamped in gilt and with magnifying glass in pocket at end, g.e., [Bondy p.108; Spielmann 24, "smallest complete Bible"], Glasgow, David Bryce 1896; and 3 other religious miniature books (7) ⁂ Interesting group of "thumb" Bibles. The second is scarce with only 2 UK copies listed on Library Hub (National Library of Scotland & University of Oxford); the third is "the smallest complete New Testament in existence and considering the excessively small type still remarkably readable". Spielmann