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2570London: Jones and Co. 1832. . 24mo 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches straight-grained olive-green morocco triple gilt rules on both covers with decorative corner pieces; a.e.g.; spine with 5 compartments and raised bands and faded to brown some minor rubbing over joints; Foyles book-ticket on rear pastedown. Some very minor foxing on some of the preliminary leaves Originally published by Jones in 1824 London: Jones and Co., 1832. hardcover
51474London: Longman and Co. 1856 . A scarce miniature bible in the original leather binding and with central clasp in working order. 64mo. 2" x 2" x 0.75" 5.4 cm x 5cm x 2cm . Dark brown tooled leather binding "renaissance style" with the original metal clasp. Edges rubbed and bumped. Marbled endpapers. Owner's details to endpaper dated 1860. Contains facsimile title-pages of the 3rd edition London printed for Thomas James 1693 with titles: Verbum Sempiternum; and New Testament Salvator Mundi. Clean text throughout ending with the Chiswick Whitttingham colophon. VG . "A reprint from James' edition of c. 1700 '3rd edition with amendments' but no illustrations. An epitome of the Bible in verse written by John Taylor and commonly known as the Thumb Bible originally published in 1611." - see British Library - COPAC. "The term 'Thumb Bible' was first coined by Longman and Co. of London in the mid-eighteenth century when they used it on the title page of an edition in 1849 probably as a reference to the midget Tom Thumb Charles Stratton who had visited London with P. T. Barnum in 1844. Thumb Bibles continued to be printed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Approximately 300 different editions survive. As well as being published in English versions were printed in French German and Dutch." - See Wikipedia . London: Longman and Co., 1856 . hardcover
51453<p>London Charles Tilt Fleet Street 1838. In the Tilt's Hand-books for Children series printed by C. Whittingham. Circa 1838 miniature book approximately 78 x 62 mm 3 x 2½ inches cover size frontispiece of the Lord Mayor's coach vignette on title page and 46 full page illustrations printed 1 side only pages: vii 8-191 1 - publisher's advert listing the first 8 titles in this series ours being the last. Bound in the original publisher's maroon fine grained blind stamped cloth decorative gilt frame to upper cover containing gilt title gilt floral decoration to spine with gilt title all edges gilt pale yellow endpapers. Spine faded gilt bright pinhead ink spot at top of upper cover neat name on front pastedown. A very good clean tight copy. Many trades and street vendors are illustrated plus sights and buldings festivals traditional activities entertainments zoological gardens British Museum the Diving Bell etc. Welsh A Bibliography of Miniature Books No. 4699; Osborne I 186; Bondy Miniature Books page 66-67. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.</p> London, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, (1838). hardcover
1981019239Northridge CA: Lord John Press 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine without dustwrapper or slipcase as issued. A miniature book 2-1/4" x 2-15/16" bound in blue morocco-backed marbled boards. First printing of Ford's address at the Visa International Convention in Quebec on 8 September 1980. Copy #11 of 400 copies SIGNED in full by the former President of a total edition of 500 copies. <br/><br/> Lord John Press hardcover
53014Glasgow: David Bryce and Son c. 1893 . A clean copy of this famous miniature dictionary in limp red roan gilt. In original hinged metal container with carrying loop and magnifying lens in top lid. Outer surface very rubbed. 34mm x 28mm x 10mm. The actual book measures 27mm x 19mm x 8mm. 5pp./pp.6 - 384 . Bound in publisher's red leather with "English Dictionary" on front cover and "Pears" printed vertically on the rear cover. Original yellow endpapers. Engraved portrait of Johnson as frontispiece. Printed on india paper a few creased corners and small chips. Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, [ c. 1893 ] . hardcover
1990ABE-1593824421808Jan Janssen 1990 40 pp. Color frontispiece by Loes Wolf. 37x52 mm brown morocco titled in gilt. No. 2 of 12 copies. Janssen's 13th publication. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. Jan Janssen hardcover
53271<p>London Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd 1904. FIRST EDITION 1904 75 x 75 mm 3 x 3 inches buff cloth blue red and black illustration to upper cover top edges green 99 pages. Black and white title illustration and 24 jolly colour plates each facing a page of text all printed on thick card 1 side only. Lovely story about baron's little son's pet blue rabbit. Expertly restitched new front endpaper so lacking list of other titles in the series. Very occasional very slight pale brown spotting child's inscription on blank reverse of first text page. A very good bright copy. No. 4 in The Humpty Dumpty Books for Children series 'The prettiest Child Books in the world'. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.</p> London, Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd, 1904. hardcover
181622574Leicester:: Printed by Hori Brown 1816. contemporary sheep; gilt-lettered spine. Fore-edge margin of one leaf torn away affecting a few letters; light rubbing to binding. Approx. 2 x 1-1/2 inches. Printed by Hori Brown, unknown
3295Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1950. . 3 1/16 x 2 1/16 inches full royal blue levant by Sangorski & Sutcliffe both covers heavily gilt. A.e.g. spine somewhat faded to blue One of 1500 copies copies printed by the Chiswick Press London. EXCELLENT condition. Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1950. unknown
1359Illustrated backing lightly foxed and wrinkled; minor foxing to book covers. Very good. From the collection of Edward Hoyenski. <p>Travel-Time Kit for Children Mt. Hawley Publishing Co. 1964.</p> <br /> <p>Various. Travel-Time Kit for Children: Complete with Games Puzzles Fill-Ins and 10 Story Books. Peoria IL: Mt. Hawley Publishing Co. 1964.</p> <br /> <p>With ten soft-cover miniature children's books mounted to illustrated board including: Mother Goose Peter Rabbit The 3 Bears Red Riding Hood The Three Pigs The Gingerbread Man Nitty Ditties Hansel and Gretel 3 Billy Goats Gruff and The Elves and the Shoemaker. </p> <br /> <p>Miniature books measure approx. 2 x 2 inches each backing board measures approx. 11 x 14 inches.</p> . unknown
50727Venice: S. Rosen - Publisher Piazza S. Marc MDCCCCVI. 1906 . Scarce miniature book with hand-painted decoration. 2.75" x 2.25" x 0.5" 7.2cm x 5.8cm x 1.4cm. pp.256. Soiled vellum binding in very good condition. Both boards and spine with hand-painted decoration. Original leather tie still attached. Patterned endpapers. Gift inscription in red to front free-endpapers: "Of great value. Hand painted cover. From Father brought from Venice July 1909. A.D. To Ailen Mary Danby." Portrait frontis. Clean English text throughout plus a further 3 full-page illustrations. VG . Venice: S. Rosen - Publisher Piazza S. Marc, MDCCCCVI. [ 1906 ] . hardcover
48646<p>London Charles Tilt Fleet Street 1838. In the Tilt's Hand-books for Children series printed by C. Whittingham. Circa 1838 miniature book approximately 78 x 62 mm 3 x 2½ inches cover size frontispiece of the Lord Mayor's coach vignette on title page and 46 full page illustrations printed 1 side only pages: vii 8-191 1 - publisher's advert listing the first 8 titles in this series ours being the last. Bound in the original publisher's blue fine grained blind stamped cloth decorative gilt frame to upper cover containing gilt title gilt floral decoration to spine with gilt title all edges gilt pale yellow endpapers. Spine slightly faded gilt bright neat early inscription on front pastedown. A very good plus clean copy. Many trades and street vendors are illustrated plus sights and buildings festivals traditional activities zoological gardens British Museum Guy Fawkes etc. Welsh A Bibliography of Miniature Books No. 4699; Osborne I 186; Bondy Miniature Books page 66-67. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.</p> hardcover
53273<p>London Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd. New York H.B. Claflin Co. 1905. Early undated issue circa 1905 miniature book 79 x 79 mm 3 x 3 inches blue cloth red brown black and white illustration to upper cover top edges red 83 pages. 20 coloured plates each facing text both printed on thick card 1 side only. Spine and upper cover slightly rubbed very small pale mark to a couple of pages stitching slightly slack some inner joints cracked but binding sound. A very good copy. Set in Egypt a fairy story about a hippo and Prince Boochus the Pharoah's son. No. 8 in a list of 9 Humpty Dumpty Books for Children inside upper cover 'The prettiest Child Books in the world'. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.</p> London, Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd., New York, H.B. Claflin Co., (1905). hardcover
39897Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge 1956. 16mo 78 x 47 mm 4 94 4pp. prelims a little creased half calf by Frank Fortney diamond tooling in blind lettered in gilt. Designed by Bruce Rogers presswork by The Marchbanks Press New York. Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1956 unknown
52601Glasgow: David Bryce & Son no date - c.1893 . A very good original leather binding contained in the original leather wallet with a magnifying glass. 64mo. 28mm x 20mm x 7mm. pp.127/1p. - Colophon 24 full-page illustrations and musical notation. Original crimson goatskin binding with bright gilt titles to the front board and spine. Original yellow endpapers lightly soiled with frontis title-page and contents leaf. Colophon to verso of the last leaf : "Glasgow: Printed At The University Press." Clean text illustrations and text throughout. The little brown leather wallet has yapp edges a magnifying glass to the front cover and a central press-stud in working order to secure it. Scarce! Glasgow: David Bryce & Son [ no date - c.1893 ] . hardcover
002261Oxford University Press: Henry Frowde. Full Leather. Very Good. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. In blue full leather with gilt cross and title to front cover corners very lightly worn. Spine has title in gilt edges again very lightly worn. Internally nice blue endpapers aeg text block edges in gilt small ink name to front blank little foxing to blank pages 2 3-76 78-599 pp 931 cm. Not dated but 1905. Title continues: And administration of Holy Communion according to the use of the Church of England: together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches; but without The Calendar The Occasional Services and the articles of Religion. 0 <br/> <br/> Henry Frowde hardcover
1838BOOKS318508London UK: Charles Tilt Fleet Street. Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1838. LeatherBound. 48 pretty plates with prose and verse. Original covers and spine bound in the rear. All edges guilt. 2 1/2 by 2 7/8 inches or 7.2 X 5.7 cm. Bookplate of Dorothy Sturges. Full leather binding by "Wood London". References Welsh 4699; Osborne pp. 186 . Miniature less than 3 inches high 191 pp Front cover loose. . Charles Tilt, Fleet Street hardcover
1988250326Santa Cruz CA: The Good Book Press 1988. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Miniature book quarter leather & 16th century hand-made printed paper <br/><br/>This is copy 66 of only 200 copies with text by Peter Thomas and illustrations by Donna Thomas. "The first 100 copies are printed on paper made during Shakespeare's lifetime from a damaged copy of DIGESTUM NOVUM 1576. The second 100 copies were printed on hand-made paper by Peter Thomas. Out-of-Print. The Good Book Press hardcover
2005ST20505-13Santa Cruz California: Peter and Donna Thomas 2005. No. 37 OF 126 COPIES. 75 x 50 mm. 3 x 2". 2 p.l. 23 1 pp. 1 leaf. <br/> Tan paper with a paper label over a 17th century printed fragment. WITH THREE LEAVES FROM MINIATURE BOOKS: one leaf from the "thumb Bible" "History of the Bible" New London: W & J Bolles 1831; one from "The Shakespeare Glossary" Glasgow: Bryce Stokes 1904; and one from "Dew-Drops" New York City: American Tract Society ca. 1847. With an additional fragment of a larger leaf tipped in at the front. As new.<br/> <br/> This delightful entirely handmade production features a list of miniature leaf books and three original leaves from miniature books published between 1831-1904. Since the 1970s our collaborating husband-and-wife book artists Peter and Donna Thomas have been making paper printing with a hand press and hand binding books. The present book was assembled between 1997-2005 and then printed the Thomases humorously tell us "on a cranky old Pearl treadle press" using Joe Halton's linotype and Neuland types. All paper was handmade by Peter Thomas; as an artistic choice by the bookmakers the endpapers include fragments of paper from the 1686 book "Keble's Reports" the same work from which the fragments on the cover and frontispiece originate. The three leaves included here provide an excellent representation of the charming miniature books of the 19th century. They include a leaf from a "Thumb Bible" the miniature volumes containing biblical excerpts that enjoyed considerable popularity during the period; a leaf from an "Ellen Terry" book issued by Glasgow printer David Bryce Jr. who produced these books using the relatively new technology of photographic reduction and named them after the most famous actress of the day; and an American example produced by the non-denominational American Tract Society which published several miniature religious books through the mid-19th century. This publication is made especially charming by its size which of course is entirely appropriate for the volume's contents. Peter and Donna Thomas unknown
17260ABN.p. n.y. 33 : 25 cm. Embossed silver binding unknown
41305London. G. Pickering. 1824. Minature. 48mo 8cm tall 192 & 613646922pp. ads. with 2 engraved frontis plates 2 printed title-pages with vignettes head and tail decoration in contemporary full maroon calf raised decorated bands gilt decorations and borders in the panels gilt block titles gilt roll and rule borders on the boards all edges gilt appropriately sized owner's signature on the title tapes dat 1853. some slight edge wear otherwise a fine copy ~ Text in Latin.hoL. ~ Two volumes from Pickering's "Miniature Latin and Italian Classics " series "the smallest edition ever published" advertisement. A finely bound miniature copy of Roman poems odes epistles printed by Corral in "Diamond Type" . Although the title page date reads 1824 the frontis engraving is dated 1828. ~ Bondy. P86. London. G. Pickering. 1824 unknown
51478Kingsport Tenn. : Training Division Kingsport Press 1929 . The first of a series of three presidential miniatures from this Press published as an exercise for the Training Division which Bondy calls "marvels of superior miniature book production." It won first prize at the 1928 convention of the Employing Bookbinders of America held in Boston. 22mm x 16mm x 6mm. Bound by hand in full red leather. Gilt title to both front cover and spine.18pp/.pp.139/3pp. . Mottled brown endpapers. Clean text throughout. Very clean. Contains the Gettysburg Address Lincoln�s 2nd Inaugural Address �A House Divided� speech and �Equality in a Republic." VG. Bondy p. 144 . Kingsport, Tenn. : Training Division, Kingsport Press 1929 . hardcover
17570Both on her letterhead 'WALTERS ANSON R.M.S.' 48 Parkstone Avenue Parkstone Dorset. 6 and 11 February 1950. Both letters 2pp. 12mo. Both in good condition lightly-aged the second with the first page lightly crossed through in pencil. The letters relate to work done for the firm of her brother-in-law Marcus Adams described in his Times obituary as 'the outstanding child photographer of his day and photographer to the Royal Family for more than 30 years' at 43 Dover Street Mayfair. She begins the first letter by explaining that she has 'endeavoured to make the Woodall miniature like the snapshot but unless they are really satisfied I had better do another. It is very difficult when something different from the photo is wanted but I don't mind how long it takes if only I can get what they want as they have lost the boy If I have to do another please return this with another piece of ivory I have no more so that I shall be sure of getting colour of hair right.' She continues with more business talk before concluding with a discussion of politics attacking the Labour government as an 'extravagant incompetent horde'. In the second letter she discusses 'the Hillmans group' and her willingness to do 'a specimen of Tuckwell' 'such a bright very much alive & happy child'. The letter concludes with a discussion of colour in her work and the importance of pleasing the mother of the subject. Both on her letterhead ('WALTERS ANSON, R.M.S.'), 48 Parkstone Avenue, Parkstone, Dorset. 6 and 11 February 1950. unknown
182591London: Jones & Co 1825. First Edition in Miniature. Leather. Near Fine. Miniature 2.6" x 4.5" rebound in full brown leather with gold stamping and labels 5 hubs engraved frontispiece of Dr Saml Johnson engraved title page 160 pages. Rare Miniature of the larger original published in 1759. Rasselas is Dr. Johnson's version of a morality tale about what constitutes True Happiness that rivals Voltaire's Candide. The volumes' working title was "The Choice of Life." The name "Rasselas" means "The Chief" of a tribe in exotic Abyssinia. The Great Cham & Lexicographer was pro-emancipation and had a black manservant whom he treated very well. This minor classic was supposedly written by the good Doctor to defray expenses expected with his mother's funeral. In fact there are signs of extensive revisions in early editions that suggest greater literary intentions. Rebound in fine brown morocco with gilt stamped title and author on the spine. Foxed engraved frontispiece and title page otherwise pages bright and legible with a tight binding tight. Lower margin of page 7 roughly torn away but not affecting the clear text. Jones & Co hardcover
1950255840N.p. 1950. Text of the Lord's Prayer in English French Spanish German etc. 1 vols. Miniature 3/16 x 3/16 inches. Black morocco binding. As new in lucite case and cloth lined folding white plastic box. Text of the Lord's Prayer in English French Spanish German etc. 1 vols. Miniature 3/16 x 3/16 inches. unknown