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1893 The Smallest English Dictionary in the World (Bryce's English Dictionary)
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Description
Leather Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
A pleasing example of Bryce's 'Thumb Dictionary', at the time the smallest English dictionary in the world.
Undated, dated from the British Library.
In the publisher's red morocco, 'Pears' to the rear. With the original engraved metal case and accompanying magnifying glass. Please note that due to wear, the case does fail to close securely, particularly with the magnifier inside.
David Bryce and Son was a Scottish publishing house known for being one of the most prolific and successful makers of miniature books in the world. They employed a photo-mechanical process to reduce text to incredibly small sizes, allowing for the creation of miniature versions of works such as the Bible, the Quran and this English dictionary.
With a portrait frontispiece of Samuel Johnson.
Condition
In the publisher's red morocco. With the original engraved metal case and accompanying magnifying glass. Case does fail to close properly, particularly with magnifying glass inside. Externally, very smart, with minor fading to the gilt text to the spine. Metal case shows rubbing, less so to the magnifier. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot.
Very Good
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