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192633532New York: The Triptych 2529 Park Row Bldg 1926. #26 of 99 copies on Small Paper. 1 vols. 64mo. Decorated boards some wear. #26 of 99 copies on Small Paper. 1 vols. 64mo. The Triptych, 2529 Park Row Bldg unknown
3529S.l. but Amsterdam: s.n. 1952. . Tiny 7/32 x 7/32 inch 4mm. X 4 mm. full black morocco silver rule on both covers silver bands on spine and silver cross on front cover. In an Acrylic magnifying box with swivel lid. Spielmann 355. The Lord's Prayer in Dutch English French German Spanish and Swedish. S.l. [but Amsterdam]: s.n., 1952. unknown
1882250287London: Rivingtons 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 64mos full brown calf gilt titling and edges in publisher's full calf slipcase <br/><br/>Lear was an active religious writer. Most copies of this work were published in cloth extra and a few on handmade paper bound in parchment. This charming set is slightly larger than the 3-inch standard for miniature books measuring in as they do at 8.5 cm or below 3.5 inches. <br /> <br />l Rivingtons hardcover
1960ABE-1593892305603Los Angeles Muir Dawson 1960 Very Good: Los Angeles CA: Muir Dawson 1960. First Edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. No Limitation Stated. Miniature Book. 3 1/16 x 2 1/4 inches. iv vii pp. Text elegantly printed in black and red inks; text clean unmarked. Printed wrappers; binding square and tight very faint toning along spine. Ink correction on colophon. Very Fine. "Printed by Muir Dawson from 'The Whole Book of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre.'. Special Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Los Angeles, Muir Dawson paperback
46046Henry Frowde. London. 1904 - 1906. 55 x 37mm Original publisher's suede gilt spine titles and marble endpapers all in fair condition with insect damage to part of one front and one rear board text in good condition printed on India paper with front page of three of the tiny volumes loose from the spine though all spines are surprisingly sound. The five volumes comprise The Chimes The Cricket On The Hearth The Battle Of Life The Haunted Man all 1904 and A Christmas Carol 1906 and although fragile at over a hundred years old they are an amazing and quant unretouched example of early miniatures all still readable. Henry Frowde. London. 1904 - 1906 unknown
198573401Cambridge MA: Runcible Press ca. 1985. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author/printer/illustrator and printed on Kozo paper. 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches. With 24 linocuts by Parry with alphabet on the opposing versos. Bound in the Japanese manner; string-tied decorative wrappers. An excellent copy of this scarce miniature Marian Parry is an author poet illustrator and watercolor artist. Her books have been published by Knopf Simon & Schuster Greenwillow Heritage Press and Limited Editions Pharos Verlag Switzerland and Scholastic Books. She has had numerous one-person shows. Her work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York the Houghton Library of Harvard University and the Smith College Rare Book Room. The main archive of her work is in the print collection of the Boston Public Library. Founder and senior instructor of the Watercolor Program for the Radcliffe Seminars at Harvard University she was a fellow in the Bunting Fellowship Program at Radcliffe. Parry has illustrated 17 books. The first “The Space Child’s Mother Goose†published in 1958 by Simon & Schuster is still in print. Runcible Press unknown
185033937New London CT: Wm. Bolles & Co 1850. Hardcover. Miniature 2" X 1.75". Full calf gilt spine lettering. 192pp. Frontispiece woodcut woodcut illustrations. Very good. Mild bit of edgewear; some slightly irregular and closely trimmed pages. Tight lovely copy of this American Tom Thumb Bible a popular category of miniature book in the early 19th century. This is a later printing of the edition that W. & J. Bolles first brought out around 1831. The woodcut illustrations are charmingly primitive. Original leather binding is in exceptionally sharp handsome condition with spine lettering bright. Wm. Bolles & Co hardcover
1980ST20505-15Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1980. EACH ONE OF 125 COPIES. 47 x 38 mm. 2 x 1 1/2". 18 pp. 1 leaf. Two copies of the same work sold separately. <br/> Deep brown half morocco over marbled paper boards flat spine lettered in gilt. WITH A LEAF FROM the Newberry Bible. De Hamel and Silver "Disbound and Dispersed" 168.5. As new; one copy with the inserted leaf a bit browned with a small open tear to the margin not affecting the text but still excellent; the other with a very fine leaf just a bit browned at the edges.<br/> <br/> These two copies of this delightful publication feature a leaf of the famed 1780 Newberry "Thumb Bible" accompanied by an essay written by one of the 20th century's most noted collectors of miniature books. It is a charming tribute on the bicentennial of the publication of one of the world's smallest Bibles. The Newberry Bible fully titled "The Bible in Miniature or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments" was produced by Elizabeth Newberry the niece of John Newbery pioneering children's book publisher and the namesake of the Newberry Medal. Ruth E. Adomeit 1912-96 was a lifelong miniature book enthusiast: along with being known for her personal library she wrote the leading bibliography of thumb bibles was editor of "The Miniature Book Collector" from 1960-62 and was active in the Miniature Book Society. This publication is made especially charming by its size which perfectly fits the tiny leaf it contains. Dawson's Book Shop unknown
1863353721Buffalo NY: Breed Butler & Co 1863. 63pp. 1-1/2 x 1 inches. Original green cloth gilt front cover a.e.g. Fine. 63pp. 1-1/2 x 1 inches. Breed, Butler & Co unknown
188021619Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss 1880. Hardcover. Very good. 16mo. 2-1/2 by 3 inches. 191pp. Brown cloth with gilt title on spine and vignette on upper board. 48 plates. All edges gilt. Gilt and cloth rubbed else a very good copy.<br /> <p><br /> Marbles cricket dolls blowgun reading peep-shows foot-ball gymnastics and a long list of other sports.<br /> <p><br /> Welsh 1401.<br /> <p>. H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss hardcover
202136783Riverside CA: Bo Press Miniature Books 2021. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Pat Sweet describes herself as creating illuminated miniature books of curiosity humor and delight. She creates both miniature under 3 inches and macro-miniature under 1 inch books. This book is from a limited edition which is signed by the artist.<br /> <br /> Number 24 of 30 variant copies. Each copy is in a different box bound in papers to match the box. According to the book artist: "Bo Press Miniature Books began in 2007 with a little book called Celestial Variations. Since then another one hundred and forty-seven one hundred and forty-eight now books have emerged with subjects as diverse as maps of real and imaginary places poetry architecture history flea circuses and books themselves.<br /> <br /> The History of Bo Press is a collection of every book I've ever written illustrated designed and published that I can remember since then. This is a fairly easygoing bibliography and a few lacunae are to be expected from someone like me who hates to keep records. The book listings include title author illustrator pages dime."<br /> <br /> Both volumes are bound in tan marbled paper with paper title labels to spines and front boards. Housed in a box with removable lid covered in tan marbled paper with green dragon skin patterned paper onlay. The box is lined with green and gold marbled paper. Slight bump to one corner of box lid else fine. Each volume is 170 pages. Size: Books: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 inches; Case: 3 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 inches. ARTB/091123. Bo Press Miniature Books hardcover
202136780Riverside CA: Bo Press Miniature Books 2021. Fine. Number 21 of 30 variant copies. Each copy is in a different box bound in papers to match the box. Pat Sweet describes herself as creating illuminated miniature books of curiosity humor and delight. She creates both miniature under 3 inches and macro-miniature under 1 inch books. This book is from a limited edition which is signed by the artist. According to the book artist: "Bo Press Miniature Books began in 2007 with a little book called Celestial Variations. Since then another one hundred and forty-seven one hundred and forty-eight now books have emerged with subjects as diverse as maps of real and imaginary places poetry architecture history flea circuses and books themselves.<br /> The History of Bo Press is a collection of every book I've ever written illustrated designed and published that I can remember since then. This is a fairly easygoing bibliography and a few lacunae are to be expected from someone like me who hates to keep records. The book listings include title author illustrator and pages." Both volumes are bound in tan marbled paper with paper title labels to spines and front boards. Housed in a slipcase covered in marbled paper and off-white handmade paper with a metal chain lining the seams of where the papers meet. Each volume is 170 pages. Size: Books: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 inches; Case: 3 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 inches. ARTB/091123. Bo Press Miniature Books unknown
003263Avenione Avignon: Typis & cura Francisci Seguin 1785. Hardcover. Very Good. Sextodecimo. viii 288pp. Text in italic type framed by a double black fillet border with fleurons and decorative motifs. Nineteenth-century quarter brown morocco over marbled boards. Title vignette head and tail-pieces initials decorative borders. A lovely eighteenth-century miniature book in very good condition. <br/> <br/> Avenione [Avignon]: Typis & cura Francisci Seguin, 1785. hardcover
184065959Paris: Firmin Didot 1840. MINIATURE BOOKS. Paris: Firmin Didot n.d.c.a. 1840.<br> <br> 24 x 20 mm. 1-87 1 blank pp. With engraved title-page and 6 full-page illustrations. Text in French.<br> <br> Blue silk spine over enamel tortoise-shell boards. Blue silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Very good.<br> <br> A charming miniature illustrated book with thirteen fables.<br> <br> HBS 65959.<br> <br> $300. Firmin Didot unknown
1850MINIATUR015272Rock Bros. & Payne London. c 1850. First edition. 64mo measuring 28 x 24 mm. Frontispiece and title-page followed by thirty engraved views. Original decorated full leather gilt all edges gilt.Very good indeed. Rock Bros. & Payne, London. hardcover
BB110284Full leather binding with goldprint 12° without page numbers. Illustrated with frontispiece. TOGETHER WITH: Heidelbergse catechismus en Christelijke gebeden. Together 68 pp. hardcover
112812India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Jackdoujie' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112808India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'boudaoutaar' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112805India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Rhayaoutuare' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112806India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Badzarinaut' . light surface soiling 155 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112800India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Buldoo' . light surface soiling 155 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112810India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Booda' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112801India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Rousidaiyce' . light surface soiling 155 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
1904Pa146London: Henry Frowde 1904. Deluxe MINIATURE EDITION . Hardback. Fine. 128mo. 688pp. Frontis. plate. HALL MARKED SILVER PLAQUE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT COVER. Hall-Marked CBP Charles Penny Brown Birmingham 1908. Black leather with gilt titles to the spine. A scarce item especially in this condition. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS <br/> <br/> Henry Frowde hardcover
1815255839Boston: Printed by Nathaniel Willis 1815. Fromntispiece 15 woodcut illustrations in text. 254 pp. 1 vols. Miniature 2 x 1-1/4 inches. Contemporary calf. Worn spine ends defective. Owner signature of Charlotte R. Chapin Springfield on verso of title. Fromntispiece 15 woodcut illustrations in text. 254 pp. 1 vols. Miniature 2 x 1-1/4 inches. Welch 860.3 "American variant of English version 2 no. 855; Adomeit A33; Shaw & Shoemaker 34916; not in Bondy but cf. pp. 37-38 other eds. Printed by Nathaniel Willis unknown