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36477probably England 20th century. An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter. Glazed and framed in black wood and gilt metal frame of earlier date. An 18th century scene showing a man and woman in elaborate dress surprised in a boudoir by another woman entering the room. 4 inches in diameter. An amusing jeu d'esprit very possibly done by the artist to oblige the owner of a old and previously empty frame. The elegant scene is not very lacivious--everybody is fully dressed although the surprised lady who turns away from the evidently unwelcome visitor shows a fair amount of leg and the gentleman is holding his tricorn hat in what might be regarded as a somewhat compromising position. The artist an Englishman born at the end of the 19th century studied with the eminent Walter Sickert and went on to exhibit landscapes and portraits at various prestigious venues in England and France. unknown
1962ST15816-74Chicago and Skokie Illinois: Black Cat Press 1962-77. All works measuring 49 to 75 mm. about 2 to 3" tall. Seven separately published works in eight volumes. <br/> All in their original bindings see below. Binding of "A Testament of Freedom" somewhat worn including a short crack to upper joint; "A Christmas Parable with a little rubbing to extremities and tail of lower joint; all other works in mint condition inside and out.<br/> <br/> Printer and press founder Norman Forgue said in his bibliography that the Black Cat Press "has had a long and prolific life. Founded in 1932 at the height of the Depression its only assets were an empty pocketbook and a burning desire to do fine printing and make beautiful books and hopefully find employment." Although Forgue had printed several "little" books and keepsakes early in his career the first true miniature book was not produced by the press until 1961. The titles in the present collection include: <br /> 1 BEWICK THOMAS Illustrator. "VIGNETTES FROM BIRDS QUADRUPEDS AND FABLES." 1971 ONE OF 200 COPIES. Red leather gilt French fold. With illustrations printed from original blocks. "This is probably the only miniature book partly printed by hand and part on modern automatic presses." Forgue<br /> 2 EISENSCHIML OTTO. "THE CIVIL WAR IN MINIATURE." 1962 ONE OF 275 COPIES. Dark blue leather gilt crossed sword design on upper covers French fold.<br /> 3 FORGUE NORMAN. "A CHRISTMAS PARABLE." 1964 ONE OF 200 COPIES. Red leather gilt French fold. With decorations by Gerald Whalen. According to Forgue this is "Basically a true story and an experience I will long remember."<br /> 4 FORGUE NORMAN Compiler. "A TESTAMENT OF FREEDOM." 1966 ONE OF 200 COPIES BOUND IN LEATHER. Red leather gilt French fold.<br /> 5 J. B. H. Jr. "A CHRISTMAS STORY." 1961 ONE OF 300 COPIES of which 50 were for sale. Brown paper boards with rows of gilt stars backed with green leather.<br /> 6 LEVITAN KALMAN. "MINIATURE BOOKS RELATING TO POSTAGE STAMPS." 1983 Two volumes. ONE OF 250 COPIES. Red leather gilt. Volume I with a USPS mini-stamp as a frontispiece; recto of title with an ink gift inscription; volume II with a "keepsake for friends" dated 1978 bound in with a place for a postage stamp to be added.<br /> 7 NICHOLS DALE. "LET THERE BE LIGHT." 1969 ONE OF 250 COPIES. Turquoise leather gilt. Black Cat Press unknown
196072120Worchester: Achille St. Onge 1960. First edition. One of 1000 copies printed by Enschedé en Zonen in Holland. 64mo. 1 7/16 x 2 3/16 inches. Publisher's full light brown calf with gilt cover lettering gilt edges. Previous owner's inscription and spine very lightly sunned else a very good ccopy. Achille St. Onge unknown
1515ST19567-062Venezia Venice: Alessandro Paganini 1515. 98 x 50 mm. 3 7/8 x 2". 3 p.l. CXXXII leaves. <br/> Early 19th century olive brown calf decorated in blind raised bands gilt lettering red morocco label marbled endpapers. Front flyleaf with mostly effaced ownership signature. Brunet II 21-22 "very rare"; EDIT16 CNCE 14575; USTC 822101. Two very small portions of lost patina minor signs of wear to the leather gilt on label not especially bright but the binding entirely solid and perfectly inoffensive. The first three leaves a little browned and with a dampstain in the top few lines other trivial imperfections but the text generally very clean and fresh.<br/> <br/> Small enough to fit into the palm of a hand this printing of five popular treatises by Cicero exemplifies three of printer Alessandro Paganini's innovations: the vigesimo-quarto or 24mo book a typeface that's a blend of italic and roman and the concept of a publishing series. The son of Venetian printer Paganino Paganini Alessandro fl. 1509-38 sought to outdo rival Aldus Manutius in the production of small format versions of classics as well as cursive-style typefaces. In 1515 he began producing a series of books in 24mo beginning with Dante and Petrarch and continuing with a mix of Classical and Italian authors. The Oxford Companion to the Book declares his books "visually splendid if not always easy on the eye"; that seeming contradiction is demonstrated by the text here a very elegant semi-italic that perhaps is not as easy to read as a simple roman serif--but worth the effort for the beauty. Offered in the most portable form available in the 16th century our volume contains Cicero's essays on moral responsibility friendship old age paradoxical Stoic aphorisms and the dream vision of Scipio. The diminutive size that makes this edition--and other books in this series--so appealing also makes them scarce since small books like other objects no bigger than a mouse tend to be easy to lose. Works from Paganini's series of 24mos are quite scarce in the market and we could trace no copies at all of the Cicero in RBH or ABPC. OCLC and USTC between them find just seven copies of the Cicero in libraries none in North America. Alessandro Paganini unknown
1860H15913New York: Amerikaniscen Traktatgesellschaft AmericanTract Society 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.2 x 1.5 inches cloth gilt very good crisp bright copy but for a bit of insect damage to a number of pages in the middle of the book. 128 pp. German edition of the popular "Dewdrops" miniatures of the period with short pious sayings and prayers for each day of the month. Amerikaniscen Traktatgesellschaft [AmericanTract Society] hardcover
198323887Boston: Anne and David Bromer 1983. Fine. Hardcover. Miniature book. 1-7/16 by 1-3/16 inches. Copy No. 109 of 150 finely printed on the Ashendene hand press by Linnea Gentry from the original Ashendene pates used for the original printing for Queen Mary's Dollhouse in 1923. Bound in full niger morocco spine in three compartments with raised bands gilt; gilt rules on the boards; all edges gilt. Housed in the publisher's clamshell case morocco spine gilt with cloth sides and an ingenious cutout to house and protect the small book. And with the original prospectus for this edition laid into the publisher's cloth chemise. A fine copy in a fine case. Anne and David Bromer 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
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
197072121Worchester: Achille St. Onge 1970. One of 1000 copies printed by the Stamperia Valdonega. 64mo. 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Publisher's full blue morocco gilt spine and cover lettering gray endpapers all edges gilt. Previous owner's inscription else and excellent copy. Achille St. Onge unknown
1976216907Worcester Mass.: Achille J. St. Onge 1976. One of 1000 printed from Bembo type on Magnani paper at Stampria Valdonega. 52 2 pp. 1 vols. 2-1/2 by 1-7/8; 65x48mm. Blue morocco t.e.g. Fine. One of 1000 printed from Bembo type on Magnani paper at Stampria Valdonega. 52 2 pp. 1 vols. 2-1/2 by 1-7/8; 65x48mm. <br/><br/> Achille J. St. Onge unknown
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
1850H23087New Haven: Sidney Babcock 1850. Paperback. Good. Near miniature not for the miniature purists at 3.75 x 2.25 inches printed pale peach wraps good or better with some light soil and wear to covers. 16 pp with little woodcut illustrations throughout. Sidney Babcock paperback
193338581Worcester Mass: Commonwealth Press 1933. One of 150 copies. 1 vols. 4to. Drop box in three quarter crimson morocco and marbled boards housing five books: The Rose Garden of Omar Khayyam 3/16 x 1/8; The Rose Garden . 1-3/4 x 1-1/2; The Rose Garden . 5-7/8x 4-7/8; A Thimbleful of Books lacks glassine; Proof Sheet. The first four are bound in full red morocco; the Proof Sheet is in wrappers. Lacks magnifying glass . Minor rubbing to box; books are in fine condition. An additional set of proof sheets mounted on a black board is loosely inserted. One of 150 copies. 1 vols. 4to. At the time of its publication The Rose Garden was advertised as the smallest book in the world. Thompson's A Thimbleful of Books gives a brief account of miniature books with illustrations of various examples and the circumstances of this book's preparation. Bradbury pp. 51-53; Welch 5354 Commonwealth Press unknown
18658303New York. Leavitt and Allen. C. 1865. Bound in original gilt titled blind embossed blue cloth over boards. 6cm x 9.5cm First Edition. Illustrated throughout with hand-coloured woodcut vignettes. Rubbing to covers with lack of luster to gilt embellished spine. Small library stamp to page three. Short tear to page six. A Very Good copy of this noted chap book in the rare original binding. Leavitt and Allen. hardcover
1836A118556London: J. F. Dove 1836. 1st ed. thus. Very Good. small octavo. leather binding 167pp. frontis. 132 x 78mm in original decorated & blind-stamped leather all edges gilt. Nice engraved frontis. depicting The Shipwreck & nice engraved title depicting The Chase. Boards worn at extremities & sporadic foxing in text o/w nice copy J. F. Dove hardcover
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
1967216905Worcester Mass.: Achille J. St. Onge 1967. First edition thus. One of 1500 Copies printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. Tipped-in Thoreau commemorative stamp by Leonard Baskin as frontispiece. 42 12 pp. 1 vols. 1-7/8 x 2-5/8 inches. Bound in full brown morocco gilt all edges gilt. Minor wear else fine. First edition thus. One of 1500 Copies printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. Tipped-in Thoreau commemorative stamp by Leonard Baskin as frontispiece. 42 12 pp. 1 vols. 1-7/8 x 2-5/8 inches. Borst A20.10 "selections from The Journal" Borst A20.10 "selections from The Journal" <br/><br/> Achille J. St. Onge unknown
196976886V.p.: V.p. 1969-2011. DAWSON Glen. Letters Written to 1943-1945 from Uncle Glen. Pasadena: Castle Press 1996. Publisher's green cloth with blue spine lettering and a label on front bearing the insignia of the 10th Mountain Division. Excellent. Letters written by famed LA bookman to his niece while he was serving in the 10th Mountain Division during the war. Postage stamp bearing Hitler's image tipped in as issued.DAWSON Glen Glen Dawson at 99: A Pictorial History of Lifetime Awards. Pasadena: Castle Press 2011. One of 250 copies. Publisher's red cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering. Illustrated Faint spot on front else excellent.BLAU Marianna. Bela Blau; Bookbinder. 1914-1993. Los Angeles Patrick Reagh 1993. One of 150 copies. Publisher's black fabricoid with gilt spine and cover lettering. Excellent.CHENEY William printer EARL C. N. Open Letter to the Republican City Central Committee. Los Angeles; Peggy Christian 1970. One of 200 copies printed at the Press of the Gatehouse. Publisher's stiff wrapper with printed title on front. Housed in the original card case with a pullout ribbon. Presentation inscription else very good.WEBER. Francis J. Benjamin Franklin. Los Angeles: El Camino Real Press 2010. One of 160 copies. Publisher's light orange cloth with read cover and spine lettering. Excellent. Printed by Partick Reagh at Sepastopol.MCCORD David. Notes from Four Cities. Worchester; Achilles St. Onge 1969. One of 1500 copies. Full brown leather with gilt spine and cover lettering. a.e.g. Presentation inscription. Fine.The Declaration of Independence. Worchester; Achilles St. Onge 1970. One of 1000 copies. Full gray morocco with gilt spine and cover letter a.e.g. Presentation inscription. Spine ever so slightly faded. Very good.GRAY Thomas Elegy Written in Country Churchyard. Worchester; Achilles St. Onge 1980 Full tan morocco. gilt cover lettering a.e.g. Presentation inscription Spine a bit sunned. Very good. V.p. 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
76484Duchesne Paris 1752. . Bound in an attractive contemporary red morocco with gilt ornaments to covers and spine endpapers with a gilt geometrical pattern.<br /> This fine copy is the first volume of this celebrated almanach published until 1815 and republished several times afterwards. It contains a precise list of for the past year all the theatre pieces that were played in the most renowned Parisian theatres such as the Comédie Française the Comédie Italienne and the Opéra. The Almanach also contains notes on the works and on theatre in general a list of the comedians and musicians currently working at the Comédie and excerpts taken from several dramas.<br /> Duchesne, Paris, 1752. unknown
76494Marcilly Fils Paris 1822. . IN RED PAPER IMITATING MOROCCO with gilt panel decoration kept in matching slipcase. <br /> This fine clean copy contains numerous songs and verses about nature. From the myth of the birth of the rose from the love of Zephyr and Flora to the admiration of a butterfly and a description of dusk these verses to be sung on traditional French melodies - including the national anthem Allons enfants de la Patrie - deal beautifully with the themes of seasons times of the day flora and fauna illustrated by twelve fine engraved plates.<br /> Grand-Carteret Les Almanachs français 1476. Marcilly Fils, Paris, [1822]. unknown
76492Jules Didot for Janet Paris 1826. . Engraved title 156 pp. including 48 with engraved music 8 pp. calendar for 1827 5 engraved plates with protection leaf.<br /> In this fine example of miniature binding the refined French woman of the early nineteenth century could find a variety of songs to interpret on well-known melodies. Beautifully illustrated by five engraved plates this copy also contains fourteen song sheets with tunes composed by composers of the time such as Louis-Emmanuel Jadin and Antoine Romagnesi. <br />Original printed binding with allegorical figures matching slipcase with beautiful decorative prints.<br /> Grand-Carteret Les Almanachs français 1899: "Vers 1820 . D'après un catalogue de librairie". Jules Didot for Janet, Paris, [1826]. unknown
200863087Manchester UK: The John Rylands University Library University of Manchester 2008. Oblong 4to. 11.25 x 9.25 in. With 100’s of colour photo illustrations. Scarlet-coloured publisher’s cloth colour plate mounted front cover w/ open-backed slipcase NF/NF copy. First edition 1st printing of this superb catalogue documenting the miniature book fine binding artist’s binding collection commissioned and assembled by Neale M. Albert including traditional geometric abstract representational gems lettering and more. The John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester, 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
