New Testament of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Bryce, David & Son. Glasgow. 1895. 5 unnumbered pages, 4-220 printed pages. Printer's statement: "The publishers beg to thank the Oxford University Press for enabling them to produce in this tiny form a facsimile of their Pica 16mo New Testament, printed on the very thinnest Oxford India paper ever made" - printed on the verso of half-title. In original mauchline tartanware wooden McFarlane clan tartan case with magnifier built in. One of the smallest of all Bryce miniature books and the smallest New Testament ever printed. "Staggeringly small"-Bondy. Facsimile of Oxford Pica 16mo and printed on the "very thinnest Oxford Paper ever made". 16 x 18 mm. Original blue morocco (somewhat rubbed from insertion into and removal from the case). Also issued by publisher as one of a twelve-volume set in a metal shelved glass case with the heading "Midget Library," accompanied by miniature magnifying glass; case then fits into an angled wooden stand. Bondy, 111. Pistner, B233:2. Spielmann, 388. Welsh, 787. OCLC, 256915722. WorldCat locates 5 copies worldwide. 32 firsts2024