13th May, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Country House
192
Miniature Books
The Smallest English Dictionary in the World.
Glasgow: David Bryce, no date, 30mm x 20mm, leather covers, 'Pears' in gilt to rear, original metal pendant case (lacking magnifier lens), preserved in recent leather case;
With ten volumes by Shakespeare (Bryce, some covers detached); three Christmas Books by Dickens (Henry Frowde, 1904); Two Books of Common Prayer (Frowde, one with detached white metal cover); The Christian Year (Frowde) and Hymns Ancient and Modern (William Clowes).
Housed in miniature wooden revolving book case.
Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Country House, 13th May, 2023
Over 700 lots to include an appealing mix of traditional antiques, pictures, good furnishing pieces, and a collection of books and maps.
Part I (13 May, 9.30am)
Lots 1-167: Glass, Ceramics, Oriental and Works of Art
Lots 168-215: Books & Maps
Lots: 216-332: Pictures
Part II (13 May, 9.30am)
Lots 500-592: Works of Art, Garden Furniture & Statuary
Lots 593-600: Clocks & Barometers
Lots 601-657: Carpets & Rugs
Lots 658-904: Furniture
Viewing
Tuesday 9 May - Friday 12 May 10am-4pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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