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1831WRCLIT76487Boston: Published by William Hyde 1831. xvi17-192pp. Miniature 3 x 2.25"; 78 x 61mm. Cloth paper spine label. 19th century ownership inscription on free endsheet collector's bookplate on pastedown name effaced light edgewear but a very good copy of this pocket printing of this endlessly reprinted text. OCLC: 24465242. Published by William Hyde hardcover books
1953WRCLIT57222Santa Fe: Stagecoach Press 1953. Miniature 2.5 x 3cm. Bound in full deer- skin with hot-stamped title marbled endsheets. Fine in plastic box with printed label. First edition. One of an unspecified number of regular copies in addition to ninety-nine numbered copies signed by the author. Printed and bound by hand by Jack Rittenhouse with illustrations by Stephi. Stagecoach Press unknown books
1940WRCLIT76248Haddon Heights NJ: William Lewis Washburn 1940. Miniature 5 x 5 cm. Open-sewn gilt lettered vellum with ribbon ties. Fine in lightly smudged and soiled publisher's printed and numbered envelope. Copy #25 of an edition of 64 numbered copies hand-printed by Washburn. BRADBURY WASHBURN 16. William Lewis Washburn hardcover books
18948323London and New York. Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton and Co. n.d. Circa 1894. Bound in pictorial gilt decorated blue cloth depicting the sun and stars amidst highly stylized gilt title. a.e.g. 70mm x 80mm. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with chromolithographic floral vignettes en texte. Printed at Nuremberg by E. Nister. A delicate brilliantly executed example of late 19th century miniature book design this title presents biblical quotations in a devotional format- with one phrase for each morning and evening of a month. Lovely chromolithographs are interspersed throughout the text. This title is exceptionally rare with OCLC listing no libraries possessing a copy of it. Indeed OCLC lists the only known copy as being in the collection of famed miniature book collector Ruth E. Adomeit. Front cover a bit rubbed and darkened with gilt decoration somewhat dulled. Like condition affecting gilded edges. Previous owner's pencil gift inscription to verso of front free endsheet. Sporadic light foxing throughout. A Near Fine well preserved copy of an extraordinarily rare miniature. Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton and Co. hardcover books
195265577Considered the Smallest Books in the World at the Time of Printing MINIATURE BOOKS. Het Onze Vader. The Lord's Prayer Mainz: The Gutenberg Museum 1952. 5 x 5 mm. 16 pp. Contains the Lord's Prayer in Dutch English French German Spanish and Swedish. Full black morocco. Ruled in gilt. Gilt cross on front cover. Housed in a lucite case with magnifying glass. About fine. "Described on publication as the smallest book in the world produced as a fund-raiser for the reconstruction of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz" HBS 65577. $400 The Gutenberg Museum unknown books
184065959A Charming Miniature with Thirteen Fables and Six Woodcut Illustrations MINIATURE BOOKS. Petit Fabuliste. Paris: Firmin Didot n.d.c.a. 1840. 24 x 20 mm. 1-87 1 blank pp. With engraved title-page and 6 full-page illustrations. Text in French. Blue silk spine over enamel tortoise-shell boards. Blue silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Very good. A charming miniature illustrated book with thirteen fables. HBS 65959. $300 Firmin Didot hardcover books
11315SANTA CRUZ GOOD BOOK PRESS 1985. FULL TAN CALF; LINOLEUM CUTS BY DONNA THOMAS FIRST EDITION FINE. F. SANTA CRUZ, GOOD BOOK PRESS, 1985 unknown books
183565978With A Biblical Verse For Everyday Of The Year MINIATURE BOOKS. Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb. Deut. XXXII. 2. Sixteenth Edition. London: C. Whittingham at the Chiswick Press for the Religious Tract Society n.d.c.a. 1835. Sixteenth edition. 32 x 25 mm. Lacking all but a small piece of title-page laid in. Full limp purple morocco. Boards ruled in gilt spine stamped in gilt. First five leaves lacking outer corner somewhat affecting text. Good. With a biblical verse for everyday of the year including February 29th. "The smallest series of Bible selections for every day of the year is entitled Small Rain Upon the Tener Herb. This title like Dew Drops is taken from Deuteronomy 32:2 and is itself an extract from the full text which is: 'My doctrine shall drop as the rain My speech shall distil as the dew; As the small rain upon the tender grass And as the showers upon the herb.' Small Rain was first published about 1830 by our friends the Religious Tract Society in London. It is one of the commonest miniature books of the period and went through some twenty editions between 1830 and 1840. Most copies measure 1 1/4 by 1 inches consist of 128 pages with easily readable six-point type. Smaller than Dew Drops and Daily Food ths devotional morsel was mainly for children." Miniature Books News #5: 1966 September page 4. HBS 65978. $50 C. Whittingham for the Religious Tract Society hardcover books
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 books
184033277New-London: Bolles & Williams n.d. ca. 1840. 64mo 5cm.; publisher's full sheep gilt-embossed spine; x11-192pp.; wood-cut frontispiece text illus. throughout. Very minor rubbing child's pencil scribbles to front blanks contemporary 1854 gift inscriptions Hagerstown MD to front flyleaf and rear endpaper else a Very Good or better copy. Bolles & Williams unknown books
197419708Spartanburg: Kitemaug Press 1974. First Edition. Very good . Miniature. 2.75" by 2.5" approx. Gray folder with affixed label holding thirteen small unbound sheets. Very good plus. Front label lightly foxed. All sheets clean bright and crisp. <br/><br/>Handsome small selection of minuscule broadsides each featuring a brief description of a sign of the Zodiac along with an illustration. Kitemaug Press unknown books
197419703Spartanburg: Kitenburg Press 1974. Limited ed. Hardcover. Fine. Miniature: 2.25" by 1.75" approx. Green boards with affixed illustration depicting Gemini. Fine. Bright crisp and clean inside and out. SIGNED by Anderson at colophon. <br/><br/>From an edition of "about 75" copies this #33. Provides a summary of each Zodiac sign each with a small illustration. Kitenburg Press hardcover books
197419702Spartanburg: Kitenburg Press 1974. Limited ed. Hardcover. Fine. Miniature: 2.25" by 1.75" approx. Gray paper-covered boards. Fine. Bright crisp and clean inside and out. SIGNED by Anderson at colophon. <br/><br/>From an edition of "about 75" copies this #52. Provides a summary of each Zodiac sign each with a small illustration. Kitenburg Press hardcover books
199119712np: Juniper von Phitzer Press 1991. Limited ed. Hardcover. Fine. Miniature. 3" by 2.25" approx. Full leather with gilt-stamped illustrations. All edges gilt. Fine. SIGNED by Hiemstra and Phitzer printer at colphon. Bright crisp and clean inside and out. <br/><br/>No. 132 from an edition of 135 copies. Printed letterpress and hand-tinted in many colors. An ilustrated ode to San Francisco's cats. Juniper von Phitzer Press hardcover books
198419705Northampton MA: Catawba Press 1984. Limited ed. Hardcover. Near fine. Miniature. 2.75" by 2.25" approx. Light green paper-covered boards. Near fine. Owner's tiny bookplate to front pastedown. Bright crisp and clean inside and out. Binding tight. 37pp. <br/><br/>From an edition of 155 copies printed from Bulmer type on Rives paper. An excerpt from an essay titled "Shaker Industries" which appeared in THE CLARION of Fall 1979 along with tipped-in Shaker herb labels throughout. A lovely edition. Catawba Press hardcover books
2006WRCLIT72884New York: The Grolier Club / Piccolo Press 2006. xii212 pp. Oblong quarto. Gilt dark grey cloth with pictorial onlay. Frontis portrait by Lee Friedlander. Fine in slipcase. First edition. Prefatory essay by Priscilla Juvelis. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of miniature designer bindings in the Albert collection held at the Grolier Club 13 September - 4 November 2006. Over 250 items each illustrated with color photographs often with multiple views by Tom Grill. The Grolier Club / Piccolo Press hardcover books
1911WRCLIT84716New York: Grolier Club 1911. Printed wrappers. Some items neatly checked off in pencil short splits in spine fold at crown and toe else a very nice copy. First separate edition. A short history of miniature books followed by a bibliographic listing of the books in the Club's collection which then numbered 176 volumes and references. Uncommon. [Grolier Club] unknown books
1971WRCLIT67179Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1971. Gilt cloth. Black & white photographs and illustrations. First collective edition. A reprinting with index of this sequence of topical lists. About fine without dust jacket. Dawson's Book Shop hardcover books
198318858Frankfort Kentucky: The Whipporwill Press 1983. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2½ by 2-7/8 inches. Tan cloth printed label on upper board. One of 125 copies of which this is number 19 and signed by J. Hill Hamon. A fine copy finely printed. The Whipporwill Press hardcover books
1980LV1721Fullerton:: Lorson’s Books & Prints 1980. 1980. 73 x 60 mm. 8 ff. Decorative title border. Printed paper wrappers; small tear to top spine end else very good. One of 500 copies. Printed by Vance Gerry. Miniature Lorson’s Books & Prints, 1980. unknown books
190918851Leipzig: Schmidt und Günther 1909. Hardcover. Near fine. 1-2/8 by 2 inches. 392pp. Full leather gilt title on spine and upper board gilt border; decorated endpapers. All edges partially gilt corners red. The leather was originally blue but now is a pleasant pale blue on upper board and spine else this is a fine copy. Welsh 3061. Schmidt und Günther hardcover books
198718877n.p.: Printed by the author 1987. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2¼ by 3 inches. Blue leather blocked in gilt on the upper board with the title and a drawing of a flower. Unpaginated. Each page of text is faced with an illustration handcolored by the author-printer. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the printer of which this is number 3. A fine copy. Printed by the author hardcover books
1992LV1724Los Angeles:: Wallace & Corry Nethery 1992. 1992. 73 x 55 mm. 11 12 3 pp. Port. illustration. Printed wrappers. Sewn. Fine. A selection from Lamb’s New Year’s Eve 1821. (Wallace & Corry Nethery), 1992. unknown books
2004LV1725Cincinnati:: Miniature Book Society 2004. 2004. 65 x 51 mm. Unpaginated. Photo plates. Mustard yellow cloth gilt-stamped cover and spine titles. Fine. One of only 400 copies. Printed by John Henry. Bound by John Galt Bindery. Miniature Book Society, 2004. hardcover books
1993LV1727Los Angeles:: Privately Printed 1993. 1993. 73 x 55 mm. 13 pp. Small color title ornament. Patterned paper wrappers printed paper label on front cover. Sewn. Fine. Privately Printed, 1993. unknown books
