Beschreibung:

Miniature almanack. Schloss's English Bijou Almanack for 1841, Poetically Illustrated by the Hon. Mrs Norton, London: A. Schloss, [1840], five engraved portraits and one engraved view, close trimmed at head (cropping most page numbers), one portrait close trimmed at foredge (partly cropping the name Taglioni), all edges gilt, original gilt-tooled wrappers, lightly rubbed in places, front cover lghtly marked, spine worn (the worn areas sometime painted green), 20 x 14 mm, within original gilt-tooled paper slipcase, worn with losses and sometime lined with green painted paper, with tortoishell magnifying glass, contained together in original buff velvet fitted case, covered in dark brown straight-grained morocco, some wear to sides, the re-hinged lid with gilt lettering and decoration, brass clasp, 37 x 45 x 15 mm, together with, two Miniature Books with hall-marked silver front covers, both circa 1900: A blank notepad, all edges gilt, amber watered silk pocket inside front cover, brown leather cover with pencil in holder, front cover with art-deco design in German silver, 60 x 42 mm; The Book of Common Prayer, Oxford: University Press & London: Henry Frowde, early ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper verso, black morocco with silver front cover showing 5 angels' heads surrounded by clouds, 54 x 45 mm, plus a part-used miniature notebook in maroon velvet binding, front cover with silver-coloured metal horseshoe and decorative corner pieces, 61 x 42 mm, and a 19th century miniature treen wooden box with sliding lid, carved to look like a book, 57 x 37 mm (Quantity: 5) First item: Bondy, pp.42-44: 'They are true miracles of engraving, illustration, binding and presentation'. See also p.165. Welsh 2660.