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Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 525

Wee Book: The Life of General Tom Thumb.

Estimate: $50 - $100

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[Stratton, Charles] Wee Book: The Life of General Tom Thumb. Troy, NY: Moore & Nims, n.d., ca. 1840s. Original cloth, embossed cover title ?Tiny Library.? Wee book (2 1/8 x 1 ??). The first 21 pages contain an account of the life of Tom Thumb, followed by miscellaneous children?s rhymes. Title page verso with an engraving of Stratton. Lacks five leaves (pp. 51-62) at end. Disbound; sold as is.