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Lot 179
Sale 759 - Selections from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
Oct 8, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
[MINIATURE BOOKS]. A group of 8 miniature books, comprising:
The Tid-Bit. Philadelphia: American S. S. Union, 1846. Original leather. -- Fanny’s Journey. Buffalo, New York: Breed, Butler & Co., 1866. Original dark grey blind-stamped cloth gilt. -- Willie’s Western Visit. New York: American Tract Society, 1874. Original red pictorial cloth gilt. -- Hazeltine’s Pocket Book Almanac. Warren, PA: W.T. Hazeltine, 1882, 1888, 1889. 3 volumes. Original publisher’s printed paper wrappers. -- Petite Calendar 1899. Providence, RI: Livermore & Knight Co., 1898. Original red morocco gilt. -- The Life of General Tom Thumb. Troy, NY: Moore & Nims, n.d. Original blue blind-stamped cloth. Provenance: Frank Hoyne (gift inscription). -- Together, 6 works in 8 volumes, various 48mo and 64mo sizes or smaller, condition generally good.