Following publisher John Newbery’s death in 1767, his son Francis, his nephew and his nephew’s wife Elizabeth carried on the business which made children’s literature sustainable and profitable. The John Newbery Medal was named after this legacy, the first of which was awarded June 27, 1922. This tiny bible, published by Elizabeth Newbery, is leather bound, gilded and comes complete with perfect little prints. Perhaps even more charming is the handwritten Inscription from S. Naish to her sister Ann. *** The Bible in Miniuture, or, A Concise History of the Old & New Testaments, London, 1780 http://ow.ly/T9iy30jNOhl BS408 .B582 1780 *** #kislakcenter #pennlibraries #tinybible #tinybooks #thumbbible #miniaturebooks #miniaturebibles #rarebooks #fineprinting
