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The Arabian nights entertainments
3D scanned models of a miniature copy of the book Arabian nights. Bound with a tanned flap cover with gold letter and embellishments.
[Consumer rationing box next to dime]
Photographs of a Consumer Rationing kit from WWII held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. In the first image it is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The box is thin and orange and has a label on the front with rules about rations and ration stamps. There is important information included at the bottom and a pencil marking that reads "#53". It was a replica of what the stamp booklets looked like during WWII. In the second image the case is in the back and a booklet and ration book are set out in front of it. There is a dime placed beside them for size reference. The book is titled "Consumer Rationing in World War Two" and the booklet is the fourth in a series.
The fall of man
The story of the Fall of Man.
Flowers for a juvenile garland.
Child's gift book of short stories illustrated with woodcuts.
Hymns ancient and modern: for use in the services of the church
3D scanned models of a miniature hymn book.Bound in publisher's black pebbled leather with gilt spine titles, all edges of text block gilt. Mounted on cover is silver plaque with repousse decoration of the heads of cherubs or putti among clouds. The silver plaque is marked with hallmarks for: Birmingham, England, sterling silver, date letter for 1906, and maker Levi & Salaman.
Isaac
Biography of Isaac, Patriarch of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Jacob and Esau
The story of Jacob and Esau.
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.
Koran
3D scan models of a miniature Koran case. The case is octagonal and silver with loops on side and decorated with Arabic text. The case holds a octagonal Korans called a banner Koran which were known to have been hung on standards with flags and carried into battle. Gruber, C. J. The Islamic manuscript tradition, p. 64
The little story book. Full of pretty pictures.
Child's gift or toy book of short stories illustrated by woodcuts.
Miniature Koran Leaves
3D scanned models of leaves from a miniature Koran. Housed in rectangular brass(?) locket with oval applied lenticular illustration on cover showing bearded male figures in robes.
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.
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.
Moses. Part 1
The story of Moses.
Noah and the flood.
A retelling of the story of Noah.
Pearls of Wisdom
Volume consists of various wise singings by different authors.
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.
The Poetic Gift : or, Alphabet in Rhyme
Child's pictorial primer with the alphabet, and wood-cut illustrated rhymes to teach the letters.
Recognition dinner in honor of Gertrude S. Bridge, educator: Wednesday, May 22, 1968.
Keepsake honoring Gertrude S. Bridge. Includes brief biography, lists of achivements, honors, travel, a poem in her honor, and program for the evening banquet in her honor.
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.
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.
[The Smallest English Dictionary next to dime]
Photograph of The Smallest English Dictionary held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. It is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The spine of the book reads "Johnson's Dictionary" in gold with a small plant design beneath it. There is also a golden border at the top and bottom of the spine and cover.
[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.
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