Thumb Birthday Text Book of short verses from the bible. Bryce, David & Son Glasgow. 1894. [4 + 2 blanks], 366 printed pages. 5 printed pages adverts at end. Printed horizontally with one Bible quotation per page, and space left for autograph collecting. Number 7 in Thumb Series. All edges gilt. Contemporary ink ownership inscription on verso of front free endpaper. Provenance: [2nd Lieutenant] James Herbert Seabrook, Boreham, Essex and dated 1894 when he was 9 years old (died in France 10th September 1914, aged 29). Multiple contemporary names entered, some with their years of birth. Contemporary fully hallmarked silver plaquette on front cover with 'Birthdays' and art deco stylised flower, stems and leaves. Made by S. Blackensee & Son Limited in 1904 with a Birmingham assay mark and a registration number 455929. Rounded corners. Original black endpapers. All edges gilt over red. 45 x 60 mm. Original burgundy roan with single blind ruled border. Bondy, 105. Garbett, 14. Welsh, 6708. OCLC, 262293008. WorldCat locates 5 copies worldwide (British Library, Library of Congress and Indiana, Virginia, & Cambridge Universities). 182 firsts2024