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R Wilkin Biblia 1728 Old & New Testaments Thumb Bible Miniature Book
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R Wilkin Biblia 1728 Old & New Testaments Thumb Bible Miniature Book

18th century
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BIBLIA or a Practical Summary of ye Old & New Testaments.

London: R. Wilkin, 1728.

Printed for R. Wilkin. In St. Paul’s Church Yard, 1727.

As in most copies of the Biblia, this one contains Wilkin's handwritten "8" in the publication date on the main title page and again on an interior title page that marks the beginning of Volume II

In each instance the "8" is inked over the existing "7" in "1727," presumably to save the cost of printing new title pages a year after the date of original publication

This is the first English thumb Bible in prose, all earlier editions having been in verse.

Well illustrated with sixteen (now fifteen) charming copperplate engravings, including two frontispiece illustrations (one 'Holy Holy Holy' prior to the main text missing, see last photo).

Contemporary full calf elaborately decorated in gilt with silver clasp.

Good binding.

All edges gilt.

A pleasing copy of a rare miniature Bible.

Physical Dimensions
Height
4.1cm (1.61")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
1.8cm (0.71")
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Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Thumb Bible to the 18th Century.

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240610
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Description
BIBLIA or a Practical Summary of ye Old & New Testaments.

London: R. Wilkin, 1728.

Printed for R. Wilkin. In St. Paul’s Church Yard, 1727.

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As in most copies of the Biblia, this one contains Wilkin's handwritten "8" in the publication date on the main title page and again on an interior title page that marks the beginning of Volume II.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
fig 1. An 18th-century miniature leather-bound thumb bible featuring embossed acorn motifs and a metal clasp closure.
fig 1. R Wilkin Biblia 1728 Old & New Testaments Thumb Bible Miniature Book

In each instance the "8" is inked over the existing "7" in "1727," presumably to save the cost of printing new title pages a year after the date of original publication

This is the first English thumb Bible in prose, all earlier editions having been in verse.

fig 2. An 18th-century miniature leather-bound thumb bible featuring embossed acorn motifs and a metal clasp closure.
fig 2. R Wilkin Biblia 1728 Old & New Testaments Thumb Bible Miniature Book

Well illustrated with sixteen (now fifteen) charming copperplate engravings, including two frontispiece illustrations (one 'Holy Holy Holy' prior to the main text missing, see last photo).

Contemporary full calf elaborately decorated in gilt with silver clasp.

Good binding.

All edges gilt.

A pleasing copy of a rare miniature Bible.

Height
4.1cm (1.61")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
1.8cm (0.71")
Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Thumb Bible to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1087336
Dealers Internal Ref
240610
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An 18th-century miniature leather-bound thumb bible featuring embossed acorn motifs and a metal clasp closure.
R Wilkin Biblia 1728 Old & New Testaments Thumb Bible Miniature Book
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An 18th-century miniature leather-bound thumb bible featuring embossed acorn motifs and a metal clasp closure.
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A thumb bible is a miniature edition of the Bible or a abridged biblical text, designed to fit into a small pocket or the palm of a hand, popular during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Miniature books of this era were typically bound in calfskin or morocco leather over thin paperboards, featuring blind or gilt tooling, hand-stitched cotton rag paper pages, and brass or silver clasps.

Authentic period examples exhibit period-correct letterpress typography, chain lines and watermarks in rag paper, natural age patination on metal clasps, and characteristic Georgian decorative tooling.

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