Bijou Almanac for 1854. Bogue, D. Fleet Street. London. [1853].

Engraved title-page and 27 leaves( engraved throughout). 3 1/2 -point typeface equivalent. Four full-page engraved portraits of Gulnare, Maid of Athens, Kaled & Jeptha's Daughter. Gold and black book plate on front pate-down endpaper of Eileen Cummings, President of the Miniature Book Society in 2007 (purchased from Eileen in 2024). Some page edges with minuscule chips. Inner hinges cracked. No endpapers (as issued?). What appears to be a tiny tape repair to lower corner of title-page. All edges gilt. 25 x 20 mm. Original black calf spine with contemporary polished and riveted steel covers (10 minusule rivets each side); original loop and ring at bottom; original matching clasp at side. This binding is exceptionally uncommon - nothing similar has ever been seen reproduced in the major reference books. Mild and sparse tarnishing on covers. Compares favourably with earlier Schloss almanacs. A similar example of this book can be found in Her Majesty Queen Mary's Dolls' House at Windsor Castle. "The Almanacs with the Bogue imprint were frequently issued for the same year as those of T.Goode, but are superior to them in workmanship and general quality" (Bondy). Bondy, 44. Not in Spielmann, nor Welsh. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide for this edition (British Library).