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- Rural amusements, or the history of Billy and Kitty
- The story of Billy and his sister Kitty. Billy tries to correct the behavior of the "forward and headstrong" Kitty who had learned all the worst aspects of education at her boarding school.
- Adam and Eve
- The story of Adam and Eve.
- The fall of man
- The story of the Fall of Man.
- Jacob and Esau
- The story of Jacob and Esau.
- Noah and the flood.
- A retelling of the story of Noah.
- The Poetic Gift : or, Alphabet in Rhyme
- Child's pictorial primer with the alphabet, and wood-cut illustrated rhymes to teach the letters.
- The little story book. Full of pretty pictures.
- Child's gift or toy book of short stories illustrated by woodcuts.
- Pocket almanack, for the year of our Lord 1847
- Almanac for 1847, bound in publisher's yellow printed wrappers, with hole at upper left through which a string is looped for suspension. The almanac contains information on eclipses, tides, phases of the moon, rising and setting of the moon/sun, historical facts, and quotations. Anonymous gift to the Miniature Books Collection in 2003.
- Flowers for a juvenile garland.
- Child's gift book of short stories illustrated with woodcuts.
- Rhymes, for infant minds.
- Mid-1800's children's book containing various poems with moral themes. Most deal with death of children, and how if they live right, they will go to heaven.
- Aaron
- Biography of Aaron, first High Priest of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
- Isaac
- Biography of Isaac, Patriarch of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
- Joshua
- Biography of Joshua, leader of the Children Of Israel after Moses. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
- Miriam
- Biography of Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
- Moses. Part 1
- The story of Moses.
- [World's Columbian Exposition Calendar]
- Calendar covering from April 1893 to March 1894, illustrated with views of buildings at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, with information on the New York Life Insurance Company. Bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers.
- Mite
- The 1st printing of The Mite was produced in 1891, and was at the time the smallest book in the world printed with movable type. This 2nd printing was produced in 1893, and a third printing was done in 1896. The text, a collection of facts and information, is supplemented with various illustrations. In 1896, Salmin of Padova, Italy, printed their Galileo A Madama Christina Di Lorena, which supplanted The Mite as the smallest book in the world printed with movable type. It may still, however, be the smallest book printed in England with movable type.
- Petite calendar and stamp case 1903.
- Calendar for the year 1903. Bound in full red simulated leather with gilt cover title. Includes table for each month of the year showing days/date, religious days, and phases of the moon; information on postal rates (foreign & domestic), and information on money order rates. Includes section at center with wax pages between which stamps could be stored so they would not stick to anything.
- [Calendar for 1907]
- Calendar for the year 1907, bound in full red leather with gilt decorations. Contains a calendar for 1907, a page for each month of the year, with various information such as postage rates, holidays, birthstones, etc. Also has information on Tiffany and Company.
- [Calendar for 1909]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1909, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1910]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1910, bound in full dark grey leather with gilt decorations, depicting a candelabrum holding several lit candles.
- [Calendar for 1912]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1912, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1913]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1913, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1914]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1914, bound in full green leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1915]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1915, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1916]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1916, bound in full reddish brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1917]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1917, bound in full green leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1918]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1918, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1919]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1919, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1920]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1920, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1921]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1921, bound in full orange/brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1922]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1922, bound in full black leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1923]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1923, bound in full light brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1924]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1924, bound in full red leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1925]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1925, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1926]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1926, bound in full dark blue/black leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1928]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1928, bound in full reddish/brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1929]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1929, bound in full olive green leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1930]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1930, bound in full dark blue leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1931]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1931, bound in full red leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1932]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1932, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1933]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1933, bound in full green leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1934]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1934, bound in full light blue leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1935]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1935, bound in full red/brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1936]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1936, bound in full red/brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1937]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1937, bound in full blue leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1938]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1938, bound in full green leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1939]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1939, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1940]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1940, bound in full red/brown leather with gilt decorations.
- [Calendar for 1941]
- Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1941, bound in full blue/green leather with gilt decorations.