1838 Miniature Book The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated Out of the Original Tongues Full Leather Binding With Flap 1834 Engravings by James Barton Longacre

This is a rare find for the collector - published in Philadelphia by Hogan & Thompson in 1838 and illustrated by J.B. Longacre, this miniature edition of the Holy Bible measures about 4 & 1/4 inches long by 2 & 3/4 inches wide by close to 1 & 1/2 inches thick. It has its original full red leather cover and binding with flap and there are 819 pages in the Old Testament, 256 pages in the New Testament and 83 pages in Psalms. All page edges are gilt, and the title and decoration on the spine are also gilt. Two engravings precede the title page both dated 1834 & signed J.B. Longacre who was the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint.

This miniature edition is in good condition for it's age, which is close to 200 years old, with some cover wear to the leather, minimal writing inside the back cover and two of the first blank pages in the beginning, otherwise the pages are free of writing, but there is some foxing on the pages, which is more in the front than the rest of the book. The binding is strong, and it's a hard to find little Bible, from one of the top publishers in Philadelphia at the time. I've included lots of photos which show the condition well, so please take a look at all of them.

The frontispiece engraving and the title page engraving by Longacre are still present and both are dated 1834. The illustrator of the engravings preceding the title page James Barton Longacre (August 11, 1794 – January 1, 1869) was an American portraitist and engraver, and the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1844 until his death. Longacre is best known for designing the Indian Head cent, which entered commerce in 1859, and for the designs of the Shield nickel, Flying Eagle cent and other coins of the mid-19th century, per Wikipedia.