fuckyeahbookarts: Schloss’s English Bijou Almanac. London: Schloss, 1841. “Miniaturization of books made them easy to carry around in one’s pocket or purse.Because these often were given as Christmas or New Year’s gifts, publishers frequently would clothe these in rich bindings of morocco leather or like material, and sell them in tiny cases with an accompanying magnifying glass.”

fuckyeahbookarts:

Schloss’s English Bijou Almanac. London: Schloss, 1841.

“Miniaturization of books made them easy to carry around in one’s pocket or purse.Because these often were given as Christmas or New Year’s gifts, publishers frequently would clothe these in rich bindings of morocco leather or like material, and sell them in tiny cases with an accompanying magnifying glass.”