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Newbery 1780 Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments Miniature Book
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Newbery 1780 Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments Miniature Book

18th century
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Miniature English bible, circa 1790

Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of Both Testaments,

London, Printed for J. Harris, late Newbery & for Darton & Harvey.

English Bible in Miniature, 2 parts in 1, 2 engraved titles and 15 plates, contemporary brown calf binding

47.5 × 34.5 × 16 mm thick, 254 pages, plus the engraved cumulative title leaf

15 engraved plates (facing pages 12, 18, 27, 42, 50, 71, 74, 86, 90, 106, 111, 116, 192, 199 and 221, with the relevant page number in the top right corner of each plate).

First title page 5

BOOK II. Treating of GOD And of his Attributes

Second title-page 120

BOOK II. The Doctrines of CHRIST

Back plate Darton & Harvey, Printers, Gracechurch-Street, London.

Binding secure, typical light wear, small ink stain to outside edge, in good sound condition.

Ink inscribed end paper

Mary Mofley (Mosley) her Book a gift from her mother January 1 1811

Guaranteed old and original.

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Spielmann 18 (recording a minor variant printed by 'Darton & Harvey, Gracechurch-Street, London', with 15 plates): 'Very similar to the Newbery Bible [1780], but with some alterations. The preface, for example, starts with the words: "It is not a very pleasant reflection", instead of "It is a melancholy reflection". The illustrations, based on the same design [as the Newbery Bible], have been re-engraved and are much better than the Newbery ones, both in quality and design'. Bondy, page 34.

Physical Dimensions
Height
4.7cm (1.85")
Width
3.4cm (1.34")
Depth
1.6cm (0.63")
Declaration

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Georgian Miniature Bible Book to the 18th Century.

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SA1087352
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240602
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Description
Miniature English bible, circa 1790

Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of Both Testaments,

London, Printed for J. Harris, late Newbery & for Darton & Harvey.

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English Bible in Miniature, 2 parts in 1, 2 engraved titles and 15 plates, contemporary brown calf binding.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
fig 1. An eighteenth-century dark brown calfskin leather miniature bible with visible spine wear and raised bands.
fig 1. Newbery 1780 Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments Miniature Book

47.5 × 34.5 × 16 mm thick, 254 pages, plus the engraved cumulative title leaf

15 engraved plates (facing pages 12, 18, 27, 42, 50, 71, 74, 86, 90, 106, 111, 116, 192, 199 and 221, with the relevant page number in the top right corner of each plate).

fig 2. An eighteenth-century dark brown calfskin leather miniature bible with visible spine wear and raised bands.
fig 2. Newbery 1780 Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments Miniature Book

First title page 5

BOOK II. Treating of GOD And of his Attributes

Second title-page 120

BOOK II. The Doctrines of CHRIST

Back plate Darton & Harvey, Printers, Gracechurch-Street, London.

Binding secure, typical light wear, small ink stain to outside edge, in good sound condition.

fig 3. An eighteenth-century dark brown calfskin leather miniature bible with visible spine wear and raised bands.
fig 3. Newbery 1780 Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments Miniature Book

Ink inscribed end paper

Mary Mofley (Mosley) her Book a gift from her mother January 1 1811

Guaranteed old and original.

Spielmann 18 (recording a minor variant printed by 'Darton & Harvey, Gracechurch-Street, London', with 15 plates): 'Very similar to the Newbery Bible [1780], but with some alterations. The preface, for example, starts with the words: "It is not a very pleasant reflection", instead of "It is a melancholy reflection". The illustrations, based on the same design [as the Newbery Bible], have been re-engraved and are much better than the Newbery ones, both in quality and design'. Bondy, page 34.

Height
4.7cm (1.85")
Width
3.4cm (1.34")
Depth
1.6cm (0.63")
Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Georgian Miniature Bible Book to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1087352
Dealers Internal Ref
240602
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
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An eighteenth-century dark brown calfskin leather miniature bible with visible spine wear and raised bands.
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Miniature books are defined as volumes measuring under three inches in height, often produced during the eighteenth century as portable religious texts or miniature novelties.

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Style an antique miniature book within a glass display cloche, placed on a library bookshelf, or displayed alongside brass accessories on an accent table.

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