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The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments, London: E. Newbery, 1780. 40 x 28mm., 14 engraved plates (slight spotting affecting text), contemporary morocco gilt with central morocco onlay with monogram "J.H.S." (corners bumped, 4 small wormholes to spine). Mikrobiblion 18; Roscoe Thumb Bibles 32.2.
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