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Shakespeare's World 12 volumes set Roger HuetDante's Divine Comedy by G. GnocchiJohn Taylor Verbum Sempiternum 1693
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Part I of The Rico Onuma Memorial Auction of miniature books from the Lilliput Oval Saloon of Tokyo offers 500 lots of fine miniature books spanning the Sixteenth through Twenty-first centuries. From early printed editions of Latin and Greek classics, Thumb Bibles, and Bijou Almanacs, to modern Micro-miniatures, and fine limited editions, nearly every sub-genre of the miniature book collecting is represented. Antiquarian offerings including several high-points of miniature printing such as the 1871 printing of Dante’s Divine Comedy by G. Gnocchi of Milan in the 2-point Flies-eye type, Galileo’s Letter to Madama di Lorenza printed in 1896 and for many years the smallest book printed from movable type. Also offered are large selections of miniature Almanacs, including several editions of the famed London and Bijou annuals, and many fine thumb bibles including several variants of the noted Newbery Bible of 1780. Publications of Firmin Didot, Marcilly of Paris, David Bryce, and William Pickering are also well represented among the antiquarian offerings. The modern miniatures include works from many of the Twentieth-centuries best-known printers and publishers of miniature editions including the Alembic Press, the Ampersand Workshop, Ash Ranch Press, Black Cat Press, Anne & David Bromer, the Catharijne Press, Joseph D’Ambrosio, Dawson’s Book Shop, Roger Huet, Juniper von Phitzer Press, Little Farm Press, Poole Press, Rebecca Press, Silver Thimble Books, Achille J. St. Onge, Sunflower Press, Peter & Donna Thomas, and many, many others.
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Bible in Miniature Coventry England c.1795: Heading: (Bible in English 1795)Author: Title: The Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments Place Published: Coventry Publisher:Luckman & Suffield Date Published: [c.1795]
0073: Bible in Miniature Coventry England c.1795Est. US$700-US$1,000
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Bible in Miniature 1797 Mozley & Co.: Heading: (Bible in English 1797)Author: Title: The Bible in Miniature or A Concise History of the Old & New Testaments Place Published: Gainsborough Publisher:Mozley & Co. Date Published: 1797
0074: Bible in Miniature 1797 Mozley & Co.Est. US$500-US$800Lot Passed
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History of the Bible Boston 1819 T. Bedlington: Heading: (Bible in English 1819)Author: Title: History of the Bible Place Published: Boston Publisher:T. Bedlington Date Published: 1819 Description: 254 pp. Woodcut illustrations. 49x30 mm.,
0075: History of the Bible Boston 1819 T. BedlingtonEst. US$250-US$350
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1838 New Testament Oxford University Press: Heading: (Bible in English 1830)Author: Title: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ [bound following] Proper Lessons to be Read at Morning and Evening Prayer... Place Published:
0077: 1838 New Testament Oxford University PressEst. US$200-US$300
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Oxford University Press Bible 1837: Heading: (Bible in English 1837)Author: Title: The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments Place Published: Oxford Publisher:S. Collingwood and Co. at the University Press Date Published:
0079: Oxford University Press Bible 1837Est. US$300-US$500
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Thumb Bible 1854: Heading: (Bible in English 1854)Author: Title: The Thumb Bible: Verbum Sempiternum Place Published: London Publisher:Longman and Co Date Published: 1854 Description: Not paginated. 55x50 mm, full
0080: Thumb Bible 1854Est. US$150-US$250Lot Passed
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David Bryce New Testament 1895: Heading: (Bible in English 1895)Author: Title: The New Testament of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Place Published: Glasgow Publisher:David Bryce Date Published: 1895 Description: 18x16 mm,
0081: David Bryce New Testament 1895Est. US$200-US$300
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David Bryce The Holy Bible 1896: Heading: (Bible in English 1896)Author: Title: The Holy Bible Place Published: Glasgow Publisher:David Bryce Date Published: 1896 Description: 876 pp. 42x29 mm, original full leather, original
0082: David Bryce The Holy Bible 1896Est. US$200-US$300
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Miniature Bible by Bryce with oak lectern: Heading: (Bible in English 1896)Author: Title: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Place Published: Glasgow Publisher:David Bryce Date Published: [1896] Description: 876 pp. 49x38
0083: Miniature Bible by Bryce with oak lecternEst. US$300-US$500
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David Bryce The Holy Bible 1896: Heading: (Bible in English 1896)Author: Title: Holy Bible: The Old and New Testaments Place Published: Glasgow Publisher:David Bryce & Son Date Published: 1896 Description: 876 pp. 44x30 mm, original
0084: David Bryce The Holy Bible 1896Est. US$150-US$250Lot Passed
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The Smallest Bible in the World: Heading: (Bible in English 1900)Author: Title: New Testament. Selected pages...The Smallest Bible in the World Place Published: No place Publisher: Date Published: [c.1900] Description: 64 pp. 28x23
0085: The Smallest Bible in the WorldEst. US$100-US$150
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Miniature Bible by Bryce coronation issue: Heading: (Bible in English 1901)Author: Title: The Holy Bible Place Published: Glasgow Publisher:David Bryce Date Published: [1901] Description: 876 pp. Illustrated. 43x32 mm. Full violet silk with
0086: Miniature Bible by Bryce coronation issueEst. US$200-US$300
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David Bryce New Testament 1901: Heading: (Bible in English 1901)Author: Title: Holy Bible: The Old and New Testaments Place Published: Glasgow Publisher:David Bryce & Son Date Published: c.1901 Description: 876 pp. 43x32 mm,
0088: David Bryce New Testament 1901Est. US$100-US$150Lot Passed
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New Testament in Greek 1628: Heading: (Bible in Greek 1628)Author: Title: Novum Jesu Christi Domini Nostri Testamentum Place Published: Sedan Publisher:Jean Jannon Date Published: 1628 Description: 571, [1] pp. 78x49 mm early
0089: New Testament in Greek 1628Est. US$400-US$700
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Pickering New Testament in Greek finely bound: Heading: (Bible in Greek 1828)Author: Title: Novum Testamentum Graecum Place Published: London Publisher:William Pickering Date Published: 1828 Description: 512 pp. Engraved frontispiece after the
0090: Pickering New Testament in Greek finely boundEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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New Testament in Latin 1556: Heading: (Bible in Latin)Author: Title: Testamenti Novi Place Published: Venice Publisher:Tridino Montisferrati Date Published: 1556 Description: 288, 206, [8] ff. 113x80 mm, old half calf and
0091: New Testament in Latin 1556Est. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed
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Bible in Shorthand c.1673: Heading: (Bible in Shorthand)Author: Title: The Book of the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, According to the Art of Short Writing Invented by Jeremiah Rich Place Published: London
0092: Bible in Shorthand c.1673Est. US$2,000-US$3,000
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Bible Verse Cards in original case: Heading: (Bible Verses)Author: Title: Bible Verses Place Published: [London?] Publisher: Date Published: Late 18th century Description: 62 (of 64?) cards, printed on both sides with verses from the
0093: Bible Verse Cards in original caseEst. US$300-US$500
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Bibliotheck in Miniatuur 1823: Heading: (Bibliotheck in Miniatuur)Author: Title: Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Viervoetige Dieren Place Published: Amsterdam Publisher:M. Westerman Date Published: 1823 Description: 82, [2] pp. Four
0094: Bibliotheck in Miniatuur 1823Est. US$200-US$300Lot Passed
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