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384 printed pages. Thinnest 'India' paper. Portrait frontispiece of Dr. Johnson. Mite series. Set in 1-1/2 point type. Printed by Robert Maclehose, Glasgow. "Dedicated by the publishers to Mrs Kendal in appreciation of kindly encouragement given to the production of tiny articles, of which she, has a unique collection." All edges yellow. No inscriptions. 19 x 28 mm. Original red leather with "Bryce's English dictionary" in gilt capital letters on front cover; "PEARS" in gilt on rear cover. Complete with original tin locket. Magnifying glass loop built into a pressed metal locket with ring for necklace or charm bracelet on top . The case has a globe on the back and "smallest dictionary in the world, with magnifying glass" on the front and gilt lacquer interior (dull grey metal with some pitting inside). At the time of publication, it probably was the smallest English dictionary in the world, thanks to David Bryce & Son's use of photo-mechanical reduction, and thinnest 'India' paper supplied by Henry Frowde and the Oxford University Press, in large-scale book production. Bondy, 106. Garbett, 25. Pistner, B233:7. Spielmann, 464. Welsh, 2408.…