London: Company of Stationers, (ca 1850). Approximately 1 1/2 x 2 1/4". Silver filigree case with clasp, designed for many miniature London Almanacs, beautiful scrollwork and leafy floral sprays, tiny missing section on rear spine hinge, otherwise in near fine condition. (Bromer/Edison pp. 54 & 107; Bondy pp. 39-41, 164)

This is a beautiful example of silver filigree bindings for eighteenth- and ninetheenth-century London almanacs. The Company of Stationers published miniature almanacs for a very long print run of over 230 years. While issued with different folding formats, they often had elaborately decorated paper covers or enhanced silver filigree bindings, like the one offered here, most commonly made by skilled Portuguese artisans living in London during this time period.