{"product_id":"bible-in-miniature-or-a-concise-history-of-the-old-new-testaments-london-printed-circa-1796","title":"Bible in Miniature; or ,a concise history of the Old \u0026 New Testaments. London printed. Circa 1795.","description":"\u003cp\u003e220 printed pages. 8 woodcuts, reverse of 1780 Newberry edition. With seven woodcut illustrations that depict significant figures and scenes, including Adam and Eve, Moses, and King David. Most known copies contain seven or fewer woodcuts. The inscription in this copy suggests a date of 1797. This is a very early example of the so-called 'Mozley variants', twelve editions published between 1795 and 1815, by the printing press 'Mozley in Gainsborough' and by the same printer as this, 'London Printed'.  Some of the leading page edges are slightly age-toned. Original plain cream endpapers. Contemporary ink ownership inscriptions on verso of front free endpaper, dated 1797, and verso of rear free endpaper. Provenance: Mary Smith. 38 x 42 mm. Original ful calf; spine elaboratelywith four horizontal gilt rules but no titling. Boards unadorned. Slight scuffing and mild rubbing to some edges. Adomeit identifies this as the third iteration of three issues that feature reset title pages and texts. The issue points are the alignment, a thin 17mm. rule, and a full-stop after 'Testaments' on the title-page, and many more. The copy of the first issue owned and described by Adomeit is the only one to have previous ownership markings that posit the 1795 date. Adam, 254. Adomeit, B77 - lists one or two examples ever found. Spielmann, 20. Welsh, 1015. OCLC,  6829845. WorldCat locates 2 copies worldwide (British Library and Juniata College, Pennsylvania).       \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56098144911739,"sku":"f26.67","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3167870.jpg?v=1773664969","url":"https:\/\/camdenlockbooks.com\/products\/bible-in-miniature-or-a-concise-history-of-the-old-new-testaments-london-printed-circa-1796","provider":"Camden Lock Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}