Miniature Books (Catalog) - Xerxes Books, Booksellers to the World Since 1980

Miniature Books:

(miniature book) . CHARLES AND THE SCHOOL FROM THE JUVENILE MISCELLANY
NY (early 19thc) Printed and sold by Mahlon Day at the New Juvenile Book-Store No. 374, Pearl-Street. Minature: 24mo. (5 x 8 cm; 2 x 3-1/4 inches), 8pp., title page engraving, text engravings, yellow wraps with small engraved picture on front. Good, frayed along spine. Hand sewn binding. Scarce. (a65024)
$35.00 (juvenile) . LITTLE SALLY OF THE SABBATH SCHOOL
Concord 1847 Boyd and White. Published by Atwood & Brown. Seventh Series - No 11. 16mo., (3-3/4 x 2-1/4 inches), 16pp., sveral woodcut illustrations, handsewn original pink wraps. Good, some wear on spine. (a65030)
$30.00 (miniature book) . THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH
Concord 1843 1st Rufus Merrill & Co. 24mo., 16pp., woodcuts, original printed yellow wraps with woodcut illustration. Good, top left corner gone from first 12 pages, (a65031)
$29.00 (miniature) . LINA AND HER NURSE
c. 1830 Sunday-School Union, 200 Mulberry-Street, New York. Story about a girl living in India and her Hindu nurse. 64mo (1.5 inches), 24pp., woodcut engraving on verso, remnants of original wraps o/w Good, a few stains. (a65032)
$45.00 (juvenile) . THE CRUEL FATHER
Boston 1839. Sabbath School Society No 13. Cornhill. 24mo. (3 x 2 inches), 8pp.,illustrations, original but crudely-done string binding. printed wraps with illustration of beehive. Fair, very worn, all pages have half inch closed tear on edge. Rare. (a65040)
$35.00 (juvenile) . THE CHILD'S BOOK ABOUT MOSES
Concord 1843 1st Rufus Merrill & Co. 16mo., (4-1/3 X 2-3/4 inches), 16pp., woodcuts, original printed green wraps with woodcut illustration. VG, light wear along spine. (a65049)
$35.00(juvenile). THE HISTORY OF LITTLE JOHN MERRY
Philadelphia no date (early 19th century) American Sunday School Union. Written by His Father, A Clergyman, who says that it is a true story of his son who was born in April of 1813 and died in April of 1819. 16mo., (4.25 x 2.75 inches), 16pp., frontis illustration of a boy kneeling in prayer while his two playmates carouse. Good, worn but intact with light spotting but still legible. (a65050)
$49.00 (juvenile) . BIBLE STORIES AND PICTURES FROM THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
New Haven (no date, early 19th century) S. Babcock. 16mo. (3-1/2 x 2 inches), 16pp., 9 illustrations. original green handsewn printed wraps (covers sewn on upside down.) Good, a bit worn and soiled. (a65051)
$35.00