384 printed pages. 6 printed pages of adverts for Dixon's Crucibles, split equally at the front and rear of the text. Thinnest 'India' paper. Portrait frontispiece of Dr. Johnson. Mite series. Set in 1-1/2 point type. Printed by Robert Maclehose, Glasgow. "Dedicated by the publishers to Mrs Kendal in appreciation of kindly encouragement given to the production of tiny articles, of which she, has a unique collection." All edges yellow. No inscriptions. 19 x 28 mm. Original red leather with "English dictionary" in gilt capital letters on front cover and 'Dixon's Dixonary' in gilt on rear. Complete with original silver plated case. Magnifying glass loop built into a pressed silver locket locket engraved all over with a floral pattern and with ring for necklace or charm bracelet on top. Bondy, 106. Garbett, 25. Pistner, B233:7. Spielmann, 464. Welsh, 2408. At the time of publication, it probably was the smallest English dictionary in the world, thanks to David Bryce & Son's use of photo-mechanical reduction, and thinnest 'India' paper supplied by Henry Frowde and the Oxford University Press, in large-scale book production. Dixon's Crucibles was a global industrial giant that used the tiny, high-tech Bryce dictionary as a prestige promotional item to hand out to clients, effectively linking their high-performance crucibles with the innovative and sector-leading production required to make such a small book. Before Dixon's innovations, which allowed them to withstand heat up to 2,780 degrees Fahrenheit, English manufacturers often imported inferior clay crucibles from Germany. Dixon's graphite versions were so superior that British companies like Morgan Crucible eventually bought the rights to manufacture them in London.