(BIBLE IN MINIATURE) [Taylor John] Verbum Sempiternum The Se

Sale 2018 - Lot 24

Price Realized: $ 5,750

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Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500

EARLY AMERICAN THUMB BIBLE (BIBLE IN MINIATURE.) [Taylor, John.] Verbum Sempiternum. The Seventh Edition with Amendments. A1-I16, unpaginated. 16mo, publisher's boards, backstrip perished, worn; signatures partially unstitched, minor soiling, early owner's inscription on the the rear blank dated 1771. Philadelphia: A. Steuart, circa 1765-69

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The first American edition of this thumb bible was published in 1763 and is considered the first miniature book printed in America. All 18th-century American thumb bibles are scarce, with only a handful appearing at auction in the last half century. Adomeit A155; Bristol B2975; Shipton & Mooney 42009; Welch 1293.4