1833 Miniature Book, "Daily Food for Christians", Perkins & Marvin, Boston critical eye finds it is just no longer

it is just no longer attached to something that would hold it tightly clamped

with natural bristles--horsehair I believe--and a handy hook on the end for hanging near the work bench

I couldn't resist the pyrographed "Pipe Dream" back panel of this old wood and brass pipe rack

with embossed letters and numbers on all sides

and the years 1849 and 1850 appear

1833 Miniature Book, "Daily Food for Christians", Perkins & Marvin, Boston critical eye finds it is just no longerI 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