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Glasgow; nd: David Bryce & Son. 2x3cm. 617(1)pp. with the last page containing English coins and measurements. Unbelievable, the text is in three columns. Bound in red morocco, lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, tiny chip to outer margin of title page otherwise a lovely near fine copy.
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Glasgow: David Bryce & Son, 1900. 384pp. With a frontispiece portrait of the dictionary's influential author, Dr. Samuel Johnson. Until the Oxford English Dictionary was completed, Dr. Johnson's text was considered to be the most authoritative English dictionary. This is one of a number of miniature books published by Bryce using the process of photographic reduction. Bound in gilt-titled limp red roan with "Pears" stamped in gilt on the rear cover; copies of Bryce's dictionary bound in wrappers typically had an advertisement for Pears Soap on the rear cover. About fine, housed in original engraved metal box with magnifier. (Garbett, pp. 25-26; Bondy, p. 106; see Spielmann 464). (1 1/8 by 7/8; 29x22mm).
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The Smallest French & English Dictionary in the World Containing 5000 Modern and Current Words
by F[Ferdinand] E.A. Gasc
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The Smallest English Dictionary in the World. Comprising, besides the ordinary and newest words in the language short explanations of a large number of scientific, philosophical, literary and technical terms.
by MINIATURE. BRYCE (John), printer
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Glasgow: John Bryce and Son, [no date]. [c. 1893]. 32mo, 32 x 18 mms., pp. 348, engraved portrait of Johnson as frontispiece, bound in publisher's red leather, with "Bryce's English Dictionary" on front cover and (vertically) "Pears" on the rear cover, contained in a plain metal case, lacking the magnifying glass that acts as circular window, and the circular mounting is loose, but present. Bryce published six of these miniatures in the 1890s, all contained in a metal box or boxes.
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By F. E. A. Gasc. 618 pp. Book: 2,8x2 cm. Box: 3,1x2,6 cm. David Bryce and Son, Glasgow, n.d. (c.1890-1900)--- Soft leather binding, gilt lettering. Some wear at the bottom of the spine and a mark at the cover from the magnifying glass. At the back cover, with gilt lettering, is written: Savon Pears' Soap. Original metal box, with embossed decoration, magnifying glass window and a loop at the top.
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