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1850WRCLIT76407New York: American Tract Society 1850. 128 pp. Miniature book 78mm x 60mm; 3 x 2 3/8". Vertically ribbed brown cloth ruled in blind decorated in gilt a.e.g. 1889 ownership inscription on free endsheet lower edges slightly shelfworn light foxing but very good and bright. WELSH 2141. American Tract Society hardcover books
198146348No Place: Offizin Andersen Nexo. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. Offizin Andersen Nexo 1981. 431 pages 2.25" x 2.25". Many plates. Bound in full green morocco housed in slipcase. Fine condition. . Offizin Andersen Nexo hardcover books
185186267New London Conn: Bolles & Co 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis & other woodcuts 192p. Original leather. 5cm. about 2.1". Moderate cover scuffing and wear. Endpaper browned around edges. <br/><br/> Bolles & Co hardcover books
1823798971823. MINIATURE BOOK. HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. Troy NY: Printed & Published by W. & J. Disturnell 1823. 2" by 1 1/4" 5x3.2 cm. with captions. Full brown leather with 'Bible' and modest decoration gilt-stamped to spine. Contemporary ink inscription on front pastedown and a birth notice on rear pastedown. Binding is lightly rubbed at edges with some offset staining to lower board. Text is clean; and although it is trimmed close on a few pages it is unaffected and complete. Adomeit A51. unknown books
35492Philadelphia: American S. S. Union No. 1122 Chestnut St n. d. 1st edition ca 1855 Bradbury ASSU 38. Black cloth binding with flower stamped in blind to front board. AEG. Pale yellow eps. Some wear & soiling to binding. POS to ffep. An Abt VG - VG copy. 128 pp. 64mo. 2-1/8" x 1-1/2" <br/><br/>The work is comprised of a Bible quotation for each day of the year and meant for the younger members of the family. American S. S. Union, No. 1122 Chestnut St hardcover books
1864310216New York: C.O. Jones Printer 76 Cedar St 1864. 16 pp. 64mo 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches. Publisher's printed wrappers. Front cover rubbed rear cover partially removed. Letters of a Family in publisher's cloth worn loose in covers. Carte-de-visite of "L.H." tipped on to vol. II flyleaf. 16 pp. 64mo 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches. Miniature Catalogue of Fairy-House Furniture. Unrecorded miniature book inventorying the furniture and other objects of a model fairy house. Tipped-in to volume II page 570 of Letters of a Family During the War for the Union 1861-1865 Printed for Private Distribution by Georgeana Woolsey Bacon and Eliza Woolsey Howland 1899 with a manuscript note in the margin dated 1899 and reading in part "Furniture & hangings by L. Marcotte & Co . everything made to perfect scale . sold to L.C. who refused it . Re-sold to the women's prisoners of the Insane Asylum at Philadelphia where the poor women when 'good' are allowed to play with it." Unrecorded in OCLC we assume this was printed for private distribution by a member of the Bacon or Howland family. The model fairy house and furniture was possibly made for the New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 preparations for which are mentioned often in the collected family letters. Unrecorded in OCLC C.O. Jones, Printer, 76 Cedar St unknown books
186133723London: Company of Stationers 1861. 1st printing thus Welsh 4677. Full maroon morocco binding. AEG. Pale yellow eps. Full deep maroon slipcase. Slight gutter break after first leaf still a VG copy in a VG slipcase which has a couple faint rubs. Unpaginated. though 24 printed pages. Illustrated including double page engraving of Royal Freemason's School for Female Children. 2-5/16" x 1-1/4" <br/><br/> [Company of Stationers] unknown books
1816403558Vienna: Joseph Riedl 1816. 27 x 16 mm; 11/16 x 5/8 in. 28 pages. Text in German. Engraved throughout. Original red morocco gilt by the publisher titled and decorated in gilt edges gilt; original green morocco gilt-decorated slipcase. In fine condition. A very fine miniature calendar of saints in original and fresh condition. The book is printed vertically with the upper and lower halves of the months divided at the gutter listing the name of the saint for each feast day. There are charming miniscule illustrations within each month for the phases of the moon. OCLC/Worldcat locates only one copy at The Grolier Club. Bondy 51; Tissandier 16. <br/><br/> Jos[eph] Riedl unknown books
1968239769E. Wenatchee 1968. Second. hardcover. fine. 8pp. red cloth. E. Wanatchee Washington 1968. Second Edition.<br/><br/> Number 16 of only 32 copies. This miniature book was set in 6 point type and printed on a tiny four by six press by H. A. Ikenberry and signed by him.<br/><br/> unknown books
19603884Elgin IL: David C. Cook Publishing Co 1960. 61pp. Sexagesimo-quarto 64mo 5.5 cm White buckram covers with the title stamped in dark green on the front panel. Very good. Illustrated with six full-page woodcuts. "Your Little Bible: When the early Hebrews went to prayer in the morning they wore on their foreheads little pouches called 'phylacteries.' These contained Scripture verses which helped to remind them of God. Small and convenient this little Bible can be taken with you. Let it remind you of God daily. David C. Cook Publishing Co unknown books
195018093Worcester Mass: Achilles St. Onge 1950. One of 1500 copies printed from Monotype Plantin type on J. Barcham Green's hand made all rag wove paper by the Chiswick Press. Photographs. 1 vols. 12mo 3 x 2 inches. Bound in full blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. One of 1500 copies printed from Monotype Plantin type on J. Barcham Green's hand made all rag wove paper by the Chiswick Press. Photographs. 1 vols. 12mo 3 x 2 inches. Inscribed "To Joseph Miller with kindest regards Achille St. Onge. Achilles St. Onge unknown books
18258628London. William Pickering. 1825. Brilliantly custom bound in full gilt ruled crushed morocco. Eight superb gilt tooled swimming fish to front and rear covers. Gilt ruled spine compartments with gilt tooled fish motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt titles. Elaborate gilt tooled Turn-ins. Gilt tooled edges all around. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 48mo. 2.25" x 3.5". First Edition Thus. Part of the renowned "Diamond Series" this issue is the smallest complete edition of Walton's classic ever printed. Illustrated with an engraved Frontis and various decorations en texte. Front cover and spine evenly sunned. Abrasion to the blank verso of the front free endsheet. A Fine crisp beautiful copy of Pickering's famous miniature printing. Keynes -94. William Pickering. hardcover books
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 books
3275Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1956. . 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 inches full red crushed levant by Sangorski & Sutcliffe both covers gilt front bearing title and author within single ruled border these two elements divided by a terrestrial globe with a quill superimposed; back cover has quill only. A.e.g. One of 300 copies copies printed by the Chiswick Press London. MINT condition. See Bradbury p.252 no. 13. . Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1956. unknown books
3260Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1954. . 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 inches full green leather both covers heavily gilt. A.e.g. One of 1000 copies copies printed by the Chiswick Press London. MINT condition. See Bradbury p. 252 no. 12. Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1954. hardcover books
3278London: Leopold B. Hill . . 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Full sage-green suede spine very slightly faded. A.e.g. London: Leopold B. Hill, . unknown books
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 books
3250Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1945. . 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 inches red cloth both covers heavily gilt gilt spine title. A.e.g. One of 2000 copies copies printed by the Merrymount Press. MINT condition. Contains all four addresses See Bradbury p.252 no. 5 Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1945. hardcover books
3266Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1957. . 3 1/16 x 2 1/16 inches cardinal red full leatherspine very slightly faded; title in gilt on front cover. A.e.g. One of 1000 copies copies printed by Joh. Ensched en Zonen Haarlem Holland. Very good condition. See Bradbury p. 253 no. 15 Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1957. hardcover books
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 books
2128Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1972. . Orange cloth; gilt title on front cover "Printed and bound by Cathay Press Limited of Hong Kong" on colophon leaf Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972. hardcover books
1990WRCLIT76389Evanston IL: The Press of Ward Schori 1990. 12393pp. Miniature 2 5/8" x 2"; 6.5 x 5 cm. Gilt faux velvet. Frontis and Illustrations. Trace of rubbing to velvet grain but a fine copy. One of 118 copies bound thus from a total edition of 198. Illustrations by Will Crawford. BRADBURY Schori 59. The Press of Ward Schori unknown books
1981WRCLIT75590Austin TX: Amistad Press 1981. 36pp. Miniature 7/8 x 3/4"; 23 x 19mm. Cloth over boards marbled endsheets. Fine in dust jacket. First printing in this format. One of 300 copies handbound by Yolanda Carter. BRADBURY Amistad 39. Amistad Press hardcover books
1968WRCLIT84578Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1968. Miniature 5 x 3.5 cm. Bound in full vellum over limp boards lettered and decorated in blue blue typographical decorative borders on each page. Two small spots on lower board otherwise about fine. First edition of the only miniature to appear under any of the Grabhorn imprints. One of 400 copies printed in black red and blue on English mould-made paper. An historical essay concerning miniatures by the former librarian at Brown University and president of the American Library Association. The type was originally set for Bruce Rogers by Mackenzie and Harris but the proofs arrived the day Rogers died 21 May 1957. The text was finally printed in 1968 by the Grabhorn- Hoyem Press in this edition for Dawson's Book Shop. BRADBURY 1711. Dawson's Book Shop hardcover books
1983WRCLIT59505Conway MA: Privately Printed 1983. Miniature book 7.5 x 5.5 cm. Cloth paper label. Silhouette portrait and illustrations. Fine. First edition. Illustrations by Melinda Merriam. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the binder Linda Lembke. Prince was an important spokesperson for African Americans in 18th century Deerfield best known for her poem on the Deerfield Indian Massacre of 1746 which is reprinted in the context of this essay on her life. [ Privately Printed] hardcover books
