1833 Miniature Book, "Daily Food for Christians", Perkins & Marvin, Boston three children with a little curling/creasing along

with a little curling/creasing along the right edge of the paper and a small crease along the left bottom edge as well as a little staining

I believe--chose this postcard to send to Miss Rosy Marek

and with these marvelously large fingers at the end of one arm meeting that knee

4 5/8" x 2 3/4"

1833 Miniature Book, "Daily Food for Christians", Perkins & Marvin, Boston three children with a little curling/creasing alongI plucked this one off a shelf at my favorite rare book shop in Maine (where I make semi regular pilgrimages) due to its tiny size and clear old age; to my sensibilities it's just a marvelous little object. And surely the diminutive scale was so that it could be easily carried around in one's pocket and frequently consulted, delivering a Bible verse for each day of the year. I'd guess it was the Annie Briggs who wrote her name on the first inside page