New Testament of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Bryce, David & Son. Glasgow. 1895. In extremely rare small un-hallmarked white metal case with magnifier & with loop. One of the smallest of all Bryce miniature books and the smallest New Testament ever printed. Bondy, wrote "Most of the metal cases with inset magnifying glasses are of the same size as those used to house the tiny dictionaries, and are therefore slightly too large. Only once did we see a case in sterling silver of exactly the right size for this the smallest complete New Testament in existence". My last photograph includes a New Testament in the normal sized tin locket , as an illustration of the size difference with the rare locket for sale here (but the second copy in the larger locket is not included in this sale). "Staggeringly small"-Bondy. Facsimile of Oxford Pica 16mo and printed on the "very thinnest Oxford Paper ever made". Tiny defect on front free endpaper and slight split near centre of text. 16 x 18 mm. Original blue morocco (somewhat rubbed and worn, particularly on the spine). Bondy, 111. Pistner, B233:2. Spielmann, 388. Welsh, 787. OCLC, 877427799. WorldCat locates 12 copies worldwide. 31 firsts2024