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The Dawson Collection of Miniature Books
Printed Before 1901
Louis Bondy, the famed English dealer in miniature books stated with accuracy that "Dawson's Book Shop is one of the American Meccas for Miniature Book Collectors." The Dawsons, Glen and wife Mary Helen and Muir and wife Agnes, were active in selling miniatures and the shop issued 161 Miniature Book Lists from 1962 to 1988. Additionally 92 + titles were published and sold by the book shop. Glen is retired and still active in his 90's. Mary Helen passed away in 2002 and Glen published a miniature in 2004, Sayings of Mary Helen Dawson 1918-2002, the most memorable perhaps being: "Glen, I don't believe in divorce. I have never ever thought of divorce, but I have considered murder." We are honored to offer books dated before 1901 from Mary Helen's collection.
Note: Each listing below has a Lorson Number (LN#); please include the book title andthis number when inquiring about or ordering a book.
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 | Almanack | 1780, Company of Stationers, London, 2 1/8" x 1 1/4," trimmed close, marbled covers | LN
#1 | $80.00 |
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| Apples of Gold; Fenelon, Francois | 1852, Lippincott, Grambo & Co., Philadelphia, 3 1/4" x 2 3/4" | LN
#2 | $50.00 |
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| Aunt Fanny at School by Aunt Fanny; Barrow, Frances Elizabeth | 1866, Breed Butler & Co., Buffalo, 1 1/2" x 1 1/16", Welsh 409, first of the six Aunt Fanny books | LN
#3 | SOLD |
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| Bible Forget-Me-Nots: A Daily Text Book of Divine Promises | c. 1885, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 3" x 3" | LN
#4 | $25.00 |
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| Bible In Miniature; or a Concise History of the Old and New Testaments, The | 1812, C. Norris & Co., Exeter (NH), 2 7/16" x 1 5/8", full calf with black leather label, Adomeit A22. | LN
#5 | SOLD |
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| Book of Common Prayer, Together With the Psalms of David | 1898, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, London, 2 1/4" x 1 3/4," black morocco, Welsh 1856 | LN
#6 | SOLD |
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| Book of Common Prayer
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Hymns Ancient and Modern | 1898 Oxford University Press and 1900, William Clowes, London, 2 2/5" x 1 13/16," khaki cloth with gilt VR on front cover, perhaps indicating it was intended for a soldier, Welsh 1856 and 3637 | LN
#7 | $75.00 |
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| Book of Psalms, The | c 1900, Henry Frowde, London, 2 1/8" x 1 1/2", green leather, Welch 673 | LN
#8 | $30.00 |
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| Book of the Prophet Isaiah. The | 1838, James Nisbet and Co., London, 2 1/2" x 2", original leather binding very worn, Welsh 610. | LN
#9 | SOLD |
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| Bunch of Grapes; Barrow, Frances Elizabeth | 1861, Breed. Butler & Co., Buffalo, 1 5/8 x 1 1/4", | LN
#82 | $125.00 |
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| Calendar | 1883, Colgate & Co., New York, 2 1/8" x 1 5/8", printed in red, blue, and gold | LN
#11 | $25.00 |
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| Carletta or Going to Sing in Heaven; | 1841, Boston, American Tract Society, 2 1/4 x 1 1/2" | LN
#12 | SOLD |
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| Christiana: The Little Pilgrim's Progress, Part II; Bunyan, John | c. 1851, H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, Philadelphia, 3 3/16" x 2 3/4", original cloth, gilt edges, Welsh 1517 (listed with Little Robinson Crusoe) | LN
#13 | SOLD |
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| Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Revised and Corrected; Wesley, John | 1833, published by B. Waugh and T. Mason for the Methodist Episcopal Church Conference Office, Crosby-street, J. Collord, Printer, New York, 3 1/16" x 1 15/16", one of several early editions remarkable for a large number of pages. Welsh 1985. | LN
#14 | $75.00 |
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| Crumbs from the Master's Table, or Select Sentences, Doctrinal, Practical and Experimental; Mason, William | 1831, A. Appleton Company, New York, 2 5/8" x 2 1/16", cloth, title soiled and lacks front fly leaf, first edition and the first book published by Appleton, with early booksellers label of C. Whipple, Newburyport and printed notation Presented by M. W. Kimball of Hopkinton, 1876, Welsh 4865 | LN
#15 | $150.00 |
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| Dance Program | nd, 1 13/16" x 1 1/4", incomplete, but with engraved illustration and magnifying glass, pictorial covers, small pencil as clasp | LN
#16 | $35.00 |
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| De Imitatione Christi; Thomas A Kempis | 1655, Nicolai Angeli Tinassil, Rome, 3 1/2" x 2", engraved title page, vellum binding. | LN
#17 | SOLD |
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| Demorest's Monthly Magazine; | 1866, New York, 3 3/16" x 2 1/2", blue wrappers, two color fashion plates, Spielmann, Welsh and Miniature Book Collector Volume II | LN
#18 | $125.00 |
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| Devocion Para Todos Los Dias A La Preciosa Sangre De Nuestro Senor Jesucristo | 1817, Imprenta de D. Juan Bautista de Arizpe, Mexico, 3" x 2 1/8", full morocco by Rene Patron | LN
#19 | SOLD |
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| Dew Drops | 1847, American Tract Society, 150 Nassau St., New York, 2 1/4" x 1 1/2", cloth bound | LN
#20 | $40.00 |
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| Doll's Surprise Party by Aunt Laura, The; Barrow, Frances Elizabeth | 1863, Breed, Butler & Co., Buffalo, 1 7/8" x 1 7/16", lacks fly leaves, cloth bound | LN
#21 | $25.00 |
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| Duke's Cigarettes Histories | c 1888, Knapp & Company, New York, 2 3/4" x 1 7/16" | | |
| | Short Histories of Great Civil War Generals | | | |
| | N. P. Banks, worn covers | LN
#22 | SOLD |
| | D.C. Buell | LN
#23 | SOLD |
| | A. E. Burnside, worn covers | LN
#24 | SOLD |
| | Benj. F. Butler, worn covers | LN
#25 | SOLD |
| | N. Lyon | LN
#26 | $45.00 |
| | John Morgan | LN
#27 | SOLD |
| | Short Histories of Poor Boys | | | |
| | Henry M. Stanley | LN
#28 | $45.00 |
| | Senator Stanford, worn covers | LN
#29 | SOLD |
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| Epistles General of St. John, The | c 1832, printed by J. Moore, Birmingham, 2 1/2" x 2", black leather, gilt stamped, with inscription dated July 14, 1832, Welsh 827 | LN
#30 | $100.00 |
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| Epistles of Paul to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians and to Timothy, Titus & Philemon, The | c. 1850, printed by George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, sold by Barritt & Co., London, 2 3/4" x 2 1/8", cloth bound, Welsh 812 | LN
#31 | $95.00 |
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| Manuscript | age uncertain -- 19th c?, Ethiopia, 2 1/8" x 1 1/2", 2 signatures of 16 pages, black and red script on vellum, original wooden boards, with half of original leather case, traditional prayer addressed to Jesus Christ | LN
#32 | SOLD |
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| Faithful Sheep; Barrow, Frances Elizabeth | 1863, Breed. Butler & Co., Buffalo, 1 5/8 x 1 1/4", ink notations on front flyleaf | LN
#83 | $75.00 |
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| Galileo A Madama Cristina di Lorena | 1897, Padova, 4" x 5 5/8", uncut sheet of 64 pages, original sheet of flies' eye type. "One of the most famous and popular miniature books in existance, probably even now the smallest complete work set from movable type. . .", the complete book had 206 pages, Spielmann 161 | LN
#33 | SOLD |
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| General Epistle of James, The | 1857, Charles Taber & Co., New Bedford MA, 2 1/2" x 2 1/4", black paper wrappers, no American edition recorded by Welsh. | LN
#34 | $20.00 |
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| Golden Vase, The: A Miniature Gift | 1851, J. Buffurn, Boston, 3 1/8" x 2 1/4, original cloth | LN
#35 | $40.00 |
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| Gospel According to Luke | 1845, Religious Tract Society, printed by E. Eyre & Spottiswood, London, 2 3/4" x 2 1/4", Welsh 831. | LN
#36 | $50.00 |
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| Gospel According to St. Matthew, The | c 1900, Henry Frowde, London, 2 1/8" x 1 1/2", red leather, Welch 843 | LN
#37 | $30.00 |
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| Gospel According to St. Mark, The | c 1900, Henry Frowde, London, 2 1/8" x 1 1/2", green leather, Welch 837 | LN
#38 | $30.00 |
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| Gospel According to St. Luke, The | c 1900, Henry Frowde, London, 2 1/8" x 1 1/2", red leather, Welch 832 | LN
#39 | $30.00 |
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| Gospel According to St. John, The | c 1900, Henry Frowde, London, 2 1/8" x 1 1/2", red leather, Welch 825 | LN
#40 | $30.00 |
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| Heavenly Manna or a Collection of Prayers and Promises for Each Day of the Year | 1832, D. F. Robinson, Hartford, 2 3/4" x 2 1/4", with printed back strip label, unrecorded in Welsh | LN
#41 | $50.00 |
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| Heavenly Manna or a Collection of Prayers and Promises for Each Day of the Year | c 1828, American Tract Society, New York, 3 1/8" x 2 3/8", cloth bound, worn and tattered, Welsh 3267 | LN
#42 | $20.00 |
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| History and Description of the Famous Cathedral of St. Paul's, London, The; Boreman, Thomas | 1741, printed for Tho. Boreman, Bookseller, near the two giants in Guildhall, London, 2 3/8" x 1 7/8", first edition, one of the noted Gigantic histories, rebound in full red morocco, with binders ticket of J. C. Brown, Leicester, birthday inscripton to Mary Helen from Glen dated 2/20/72, Welsh, 1411 | LN
#43 | $1,500.00 |
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| History of France for the Bookcase of Instruction and Delight, A | 1802, printed and sold by John Marshall, London, 3 3/4" x 2 1/2", loose in orginal boards | LN
#44 | $50.00 |
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| History of the Bible | 1831, printed by J. B. & L Baldwin, Bridgeport, 2 1/8 x 1 3/4", calf binding, illustrated, Adomeit A70 | LN
#45 | $75.00 |
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| History of the Bible | 1843, printed by H. & E. Phinney, Cooperstown, 2" x 1 3/4", calf binding, hinges mended, illustrated, Adomeit A96. | LN
#46 | $100.00 |
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| History of the Bible | 1831, printed by W. & J. Bolles, New London, 2 1/8" x 1 3/4" calf binding, rebacked, Adomeit A71. | LN
#47 | $75.00 |
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| History of the Bible | 1862, Breed, Butler & Co., Buffalo, cloth bound, Adomeit A121. | LN
#48 | $150.00 |
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| History of the Bible | 1851, Alden, Beardsley & Co, Auburn, 2 1/4" x 1 7/8", blind stamped leather, Adomeit A108. | LN
#49 | $150.00 |
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| History of the Bible | 1866, Breed, Butler & Co., Buffalo, lacks page 191/192, Ray Smith copy with his bookplate, Adomeit A123 | LN
#50 | $150.00 |
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| History of the Bible | 1850, Phinney & Co., Buffalo, leather binding, Adomeit A104. | LN
#51 | $60.00 |
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| History of the Bible | c 1835, Bolles & Williams, New London, 2" x 1 5/8", calf, gilt tooled on back strip, with 24 woodcut illustrations, Adomeit A141 | LN
#52 | SOLD |
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| Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, The | 1901, David Bryce, Glasgow, 1 3/4" x 1 1/8" , red leather, the smallest complete Bible, reprinted from the 1896 edition | LN
#53 | SOLD |
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| Jeremiah and Lamentations | 1834, James Nisbet, London, 2 5/8" x 2", original cloth, gilt edges, Welsh 614 records an 1835 edition printed by T.C. Johns, Red Lion Court, Fleet Steet. | LN
#54 | $150.00 |
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| Koran | nd, 1 1/4" x 1", mother of pearl binding with clasp | LN
#55 | $250.00 |
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| La Filleule du Seigneur; Nodier, Charles | 1897, Pairault & Cie, Paris, 1 1/2" x 1 1/4", paper wrappers, uncut, Welsh 5296. | LN
#56 | $45.00 |
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| Life of General Tom Thumb, The; Tom Thumb | c 1847, published by Moore & Nims, Troy NY, 2 3/16" x 1 1/2", Welsh 6773 (this copy not marked Tiny Library) | LN
#57 | $150.00 |
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| Little Comfort; Barrow, Frances Elizabeth | 1863, Breed. Butler & Co., Buffalo, 1 5/8 x 1 1/4" | LN
#84 | $125.00 |
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| London Almanack for 1857 | 1857, London, 2 3/8" x 1 1/4", brown calf in matching calf case, with engraved plate of New Chelsea Bridge | LN
#59 | $150.0 |
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| London Almanac | 1838, London, 1 1/4" x 1 1/8", pink silk covers, contains eclipses for 1838, Calendar, Regal Table, Officers of State, Table of Stamps | LN
#60 | $125.00 |
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| London Almanac | 1890, London Company of Stationers, London, 2 3/8" x 11/16", black leather with leather case | LN
#61 | $200.00 |
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| London in Miniature: With Engravings of Its Public Buildings and Antiquities; Mills, Alfred | 1814, Darton, Harvey & Darton & J. Harris, London, 2 3/8" x 2 1/4", green morocco, gilt tooled, lacking 11 plates, Welsh, 4988 | LN
#62 | $100.00 |
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| Mellin's Atlas of the World | 1894, Mellin's Food Works, London, 3 1/2" x 2 3/8", cloth bound, issued to advertize Mellin's Food: "A perfect diet for babies and invalids in all parts of the world" | LN
#63 | SOLD |
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| Miniature Illuminated Book of Hours | c. 1425, probably Paris, 2" x 1 1/4", single leaf of vellum with text, mounted in a copy of French Illuminated Manuscripts by H. C. Schultz, Grabhorn Press, 1958 | LN
#64 | $650.00 |
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| Miniature Manuscript Leaf | 15th century, France, 2 5/8" x 1 7/8", single leaf from a devotional work, French batarde script, 11 lines to a page, heading in red, intitial in blue | LN
#65 | $150.00 |
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| New Testament of Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, The | c 1850, London, 1 3/4" x 1 3/8", red leather stamped The Bijou Testament, domeit B85 records one copy. | LN
#66 | SOLD |
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| New Testament Stories by Aunt Laura; Barrow, Frances Elizabeth | 64 pages, cloth. 2 1/8" x 1 5/8. Breed, Butler and Co. Buffalo, 1862. | LN
#67 | $125.00 |
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| Paper Fragment | Greek text with Arabic text on verso | LN
#68 | $50.00 |
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| Perpetual Calendar | 3rd quarter 17th century, German, 1 5/8 dia, engraved silver with two movable silver dials retaining original gilt, with days of week and month, immovable feast days, astrological signs, etc. | LN
#69 | SOLD |
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| Prayers for Every Day in the Week: by a Clergyman of the Church of England | c 1838, printed for the Religious Tract Society by C. Whittingham, London, 2 5/8" x 2 1/8", full leather, gilt tooled, Welsh 5829 records 4th edition | LN
#70 | SOLD |
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| Proverbs, The | printed by G. E. Eyre and A. Spottiswoode for the Religious Tract Society, London, 2 3/4 x 2 1/8" cloth | LN
#71 | $60.00 |
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| Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship in the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America | c 1843, Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia, 3 3/16" x 2 3/8", brown leather, gilt tooled, gilt edges, not is Welsh | LN
#72 | SOLD |
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| Psalms of David in Metre | c 1825, W. R. McPhun, Publisher, Glasgow, 3 x 1/5/8", full red leather, gilt stamped, with red leather bookplate of Jane Kingfield | LN
#73 | SOLD |
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| Psalms, Hymns and Spritual Songs, Applied to the Christian State and Worship; Watts Isaac | 1804, published by W. P. & L. Blake, Boston, 3 3/4" x 2 1/4", calf, stamped C. Haven | LN
#74 | SOLD |
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| Royal Bijou Birthday Book | c 1900, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 2 1/4" x 1 7/8, cloth with sterling silver applied cover by Samuel Blanckensee & Son, hallmarked Birmingham 1907,Welsh 6075 | LN
#75 | SOLD |
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| Smallest English Dictionary in the World, The; Bryce, David | c 1900, David Bryce & Son, Glasgow, 1 1/16" x 3/4", red leather, enclosed in original metal case with magnifying glass with PEARS stamped on back cover advertising Pears Soap, Welsh 2408. Bondy page 106-107 | LN
#76 | SOLD |
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| Threefold Cord, A: Thirty-Second Edition | nd, printed by Whittingham and Wilkins for the Religious Tract Sociey, London, 2 5/8 by2 1/8", rebound in full green morocco, gilt stamped,with names and date 1886 on fly leaf | LN
#77 | $100.00 |
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| Timothy | 1838, J. Nisbet & Co, London, 2 3/4" x 2 1/8", green cloth, at end is a four page catalog of books published by T. C. Johns including Bible portions in small Pocket size. | LN
#78 | SOLD |
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| Titles of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ | c 1835, C. Caswell, Birmingham, 1 3/4" x 2 1/2", stamped leather, similar but not the same as Welsh 6752. | LN
#79 | SOLD |
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| Translation and Paraphrases in Verse of Several Passages of Sacred Scripture: Collected and Prepared by a Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Order to be Sung in Churches | 1809, Printed for Peter Hill, Printer to the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, 4" x 2 3/8", black morocco, gilt tooled, with early signature of Catherine Eliz. Galway, Welsh 6915 lists a 1798 edition | LN
#80 | SOLD |
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| Woorden Uit Den Bijbel | 1876, R.J. Schierbeek,Groningen, 27/8" x 2 3/8", original stamped cloth, text in Dutch, from the library of Irene Winterstein with label, Welsh 7223 and 7224. | LN
#81 | SOLD |
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