Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb Deut. xxxii. 2. Religious Tract Society. [London]. Circa 1835. 8th edition.

Eighth edition. 128 pages. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press. All edges gilt. Contemporary ink owner's inscription on endpaper, dated 1837. Provenance: M. Hammonds. 27 x 32 mm. Original black roan. Gilt ruled borders and horizontal ruled gilt lines on the spine. According to Bondy, this title "belongs to the best-loved miniature books, and was obviously much treasured by our Victorian ancestors." At least 34 editions were published in England, making it the most common miniature book of the first half of the 19th Century. The earlier editions are less commonly found today. Bondy, 127. Spielmann, 466  - for 5th, 10th, and 17th editions. Welsh, 6423. WorldCat locates no copies worldwide.