Tom Thumb's Play-Book

Description:

Tom Thumb's Play-Book. Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1764.
Miniature book, 16mo, 13 of 16 leaves, lacking the final three, bound in a small piece of old wallpaper, worn, pages stained and torn, sometimes with loss, 2 1/2 x 2 in.
Copies of this title printed in the 18th century are very rare on the auction market.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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