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182110661<p>Impensis Gul Pickering. Londini. London. 1821. MINIATURE BOOK. 3.3 x 2.1 inches. Portrait frontis title page 284pp including second title page. A fine copy of this expertly printed little volume in a highly attractive leather binding of beautiful full dark green morocco by Lanscelin. Spine with five raised bands each with gilt piping. Compartments double ruled lettered and fully decorated in gilt. Boards with triple gilt ruled borders. Stamped monogram to the front board. Board edges double ruled in gilt. Turn-ins with elaborate gilt roll. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Orange gold and green silk book marker sewn in. A fine copy. A marvellous piece of book production both the text and the binding.</p> Impensis Gul Pickering. Londini. (London). 1821 hardcover
182310660<p>Impensis Gul Pickering. Londini. London. 1823 /22. MINIATURE BOOK. 3.3 x 2 inches. Portrait frontis vi 220pp. Two title pages one dated 1822 the other 1823. A fine copy of this expertly printed little volume in a highly attractive leather binding of beautiful full plum morocco by Lanscelin. Spine with five raised bands each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled lettered and fully decorated in gilt. Boards with triple gilt ruled borders. Stamped monogram to the front board. Board edges double ruled in gilt. Turn-ins with elaborate gilt roll. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Orange gold and green silk book marker sewn in. A fine copy housed in a marbled paper covered slip-case. A marvellous piece of book production both the text and the binding.</p> Impensis Gul Pickering. Londini. (London). 1823 /22 hardcover
180376099London:: Printed for the Company of Stationers 1803. full red and black leather elaborately gilt; a.e.g. Fine. 58 x 34 cm. Engraved View of West Indies Docks from Blackwall Entrance across 4 pp. Note: Under the title of every Month is the change of the Moon & every Month contains three columns 1 Days of the Month 2 Saints Days 3 Time of high Water at London Bridge Printed for the Company of Stationers, hardcover
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
1823798971823. MINIATURE BOOK. HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. Troy NY: Printed & Published by W. & J. Disturnell 1823. 2" by 1 1/4" 5x3.2 cm. 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
1872GT449London: William Clowes and Son 1872. revised and Enlarged Edition . Hardback. Fine. 48mo. Two finely bound miniature volumes encased in a matching full calf maroon slip-box. Matching full maroon polished calf with gilt titles and borders. The Hymns 347pp sold by Clowes and The Common Prayers sold by Dean & Son. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.90x60x40mm <br/> <br/> William Clowes and Son hardcover
18251696811825. MINIATURE BOOK. Journee des Enfans ou le Trvail de la Recreation. Illustrated title-page and 9 plates in contemporary hand-colouring. 12mo 86 x 63 mm. contemporary full red morocco. Paris: Pierre Blanchard ca. 1825. An exquisite little book enhanced with delicately handcoloured engravings showing children at work and at play. Of great rarity with no listing on OCLC. unknown
18251714171825. MINIATURE BOOKS. Les Petites histoires. 4 volumes. 1. Les Etrennes de Genevieve. L'Amour filial. Les Limites. 2. Le petit Felix. Le Chien de Liverpool. Hamet et Raschid. 3. Le Loup des Champs. Le Turc bienfaisant. La Poupee. 4. La pauvre Irene. La Vipere. All 12mo ca. 70 x 48 mm. in original boards and cardboard slipcase. Paris: Impr. Ambroise Firmin Didot ca. 1825. This exquisite set of children's stories is a rare survival with each of the four volumes in their original coloured boards and enclosed in the original cardboard slipcase with its paper label. OCLC lists just one set at Indiana. 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
1828103992William Pickering. London. 1828. William Pickering. 1828. Vol. I only. MINIATURE EDITION bound in full vellum ruled in gilt with gilt cross to upper board yapped edges contrasting lettering piece top edge of pages gilt marbled endpapers the book measures 8.5 x 5cm and is 1cm thick. 236 pages. Engraved frontis. displaying Last Supper. Engraved cross to title. Outer edge of pages foxed otherwise a very clean and sound copy of a very beautifully bound volume. hardcover
18756967Persia: Unpublished 1875. No Binding. Near Fine. 8x14.5cm Six Persian miniatures apparently retelling the Barburama the life story of Emperor Babur founder of the Moghul dynasty. Each of the leaves is 11x17.5cm with an inset tempera painting set within a triple red frame 8x14.5cm. Overleaf manuscript in Farsi written in black ink with red ink underlining. Condition: a couple of wormholes to margins and on the verso mounting tape running along the head of the manuscript pages. Excellent bright images. Probably dating from the mid nineteenth century Christian era. This identification must be tentative but these images appear to correspond to the following episodes in the standard version of the Babur's life the Barburama: 2 Babur being entertained in Ghazni 4 Babur and his party hunting for rhinoceros in Swati 5 Babur encounters an old woman 6 Awards ceremony at Sultan Ibrahim's court before being sent on an expedition to Sambhal - or perhaps amzah Sulan Mahdi Sulan and Mamaq Sulan pay homage to Babur. A drummer musicians and a dancing girl are all depicted. 7 Babur hunting dogs 8 Sultan Muammad Vays offers Babur a healthy horse to replace his ailing one. Near Fine 1875 Unpublished unknown
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
181220452AB1812. London Darton 1812. 6 : 55 cm. 96 pages ca. 60 engraved plates by Alfred Mills. Contemporary green morocco borads and spine gilt back label. The first edition of a charming miniature history of Rome intended for a juvenile readership profusely illustrated by Alfred Mills 1776-1833. Darton G654 Moon 547. 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
190011661<p>Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900. TWO VOLUMES. INDIA PAPER EDITIONS. Diamond 128mo. 2.2 x 1.8 inches. 688pp vi 862pp. Publishers black morocco bindings with gilt lettering to the spines and front boards. Housed in a black morocco slip-case. Black coated endpapers the front one lacking from Common Prayer and a small area of loss to the top of the front one in Hymns. All edges gilt. Corners rounded. Some rubbing to the extremities of the slip case but the book's bindings are clean and sound with the gilt still lovely and bright</p> Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900 hardcover
190011660<p>Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900. INDIA PAPER EDITION. Diamnod 128mo. 2.1 x 1.8 inches. 688pp vi 862pp. Publishers plain burgundy morocco binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Single blind ruled border to both boards. Black coated endpapers. All edges gilt. Previous owners name and address to both front and rear blank endpapers. A little rubbing to the extremities and the book a little loose in the binding but overall very good.</p> Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900 hardcover
182612011Paris Marcilly 1826. 63 1 p. Format: H. 2.8 x W. 2 x D. 03 cm ent. engraved with 8 full-page engravings. With calendar for 1827. Contemporary gold-stamped red morocco decorated with gold and gilt-edged text block corners very lightly rubbed. Very rare. Ref. Welsh 220; Spielmann 8; Gumuchian 4056; Cp. Grand-Carteret 2060 with imprint ""E. Jourdan"". - Pas dans Bondy Bn-Opale plus Paris, Marcilly unknown
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
1823ABC_48016Amsterdam: M. Westerman 1823. In the original pink and green cardboard case with glass lid green printed paper wrappers with cream paper dust jackets with the titles in manuscript on the front. Ca 7.7 x 6.5 cm. With 31 engraved plates and 5 engraved maps including a folding world map. 10 volumes. Comprising:1 De aardrijkskunde.2 De gewijde geschiedenis.3 Vaderlandsche geschiedenis.4 Natuurlijke geschiedenis der viervoetige dieren.5 De natuurlijke geschiedenis der vogelen.6 Natuurlijke geschiedenis der insekten kruipende dieren en visschen.7 De kruidkunde.8 Zedelijke verhalen.9 Arabische vertellingen.10 De mythologie. Complete set of the first edition of a charming miniature library preserved in the original box. This educational set for children contains works on geography Dutch history classical mythology natural history and the Bible with all the plates and maps included. A French edition was published in the same year but replaced the volume on Dutch history with a work on French history. Due to the charm of this miniature library a facsimile edition was published in 1984. The present set however is the first edition which is rare on the market and only available in a few libraries.Many miniature books were primarily written for children. As was usually the case with children's books published before the 20th century miniature books were typically instructional or educational in nature. Although they have existed since at least the early 17th century they were only specifically marketed towards children from the mid-18th century onwards. Children's books from the end of the 18th century were often influenced by the theories of Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778 who thought that children should learn through play and at their own pace. According to Welsh the present works show Rousseau's ideas because they present the information through short stories.The edges and corners of the box are somewhat scuffed and the gold trimming on the lid has come loose in some spots with some loss of material. The paper wrappers of some of the volumes show some signs of wear. A few pages loose in ads 5 8 and 9 but they are still included. Otherwise in very good condition.l Saalmink p. 211; Welsh A bibliography of miniature books 1247; cf. Bondy p. 75 French ed.; Welsh The history of miniature books p. 74 2nd ed. M. Westerman, unknown
1843ABC_50248Paris 1843. 128mo ca. 2.5 x 1.8 cm. A. Marcilly Original publisher's gold-tooled red morocco a fleuron in the centre of the front and back surrounded by an ornamental border gilt edges. With 6 full-page engravings. 64 pp. Charming miniature almanac for the year 1844 published by Marcilly one of the most well-known producers of miniature books of the early 19th century. The work is a so-called "almanach chantant" a miniature almanac of less than 3 centimetres in size with 64 pages and illustrations. Typically intended for women they were usually beautifully bound and contained poetry and love songs. The present example contains several illustrated poems Le Gondolier Vive la Gaité A Bacchus L'ours et le renard Minuit L'hiver followed by a calendar. The almanac only had a short run as it was only published for the years 1843-1845.The bookblock is partly detached from the binding. Otherwise in good condition.l Grand-Carteret 2333; Welsh A bibl. of miniature books 5026; not in Nauroy. unknown
1818ABC_50251Paris 1818. 128mo ca. 2.7 x 1.7 cm. chez Louis Janet Original publisher's gold-tooled red morocco with an upside down fleuron in the centre of both boards surrounded by a vegetal border gilt edges. With 8 full-page engravings. 64 pp. Beautiful miniature almanac for the year 1819 published by Janet one of the most well-known producers of miniature books of his time. The work is a so-called "almanach chantant" a miniature almanac of less than 3 centimetres in size with 64 pages and illustrations. Typically intended for women they were usually beautifully bound and contained poetry and love songs. The present example which has curiously been bound upside down contains several illustrated love songs some of which are allegorical and a calendar. The illustrations depict men and women engaged in a variety of different activities dressed in the fashion of the time. Several issues of the almanac were published in the same year with a different number of illustrations and some with the publisher's name on the title page.The boards and spine have been somewhat rubbed. The leaves are lightly browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Grand-Carteret 1869; cf. Nauroy p. 75 other issue; Welsh 5630 other issue. hardcover
181934650Paris 1819. Miniature book in original green polished calf with gilt floral borders and gilt floral centerpieces. All edges gilt. Measures just 3/4" by 1". Text in French. Songs and poetry illustrated with eight small engravings. World Cat locates only 1 copy. See pictures. search our listings using keyword "miniature book" for other scarce examples of these small treasures. Fine. unknown
18514618London 1851. 24mo 5.8 x 3.3 cm. Company of Stationers Contemporary elaborately gold-tooled black morocco both boards show a beautiful geometrical design of gold-tooled black white and green morocco gilt edges in a matching slipcase. With a steel-engraved armorial title page a four-page steel-engraved view of the mansions of the Earl of Spencer and of the Earl of Ellesmere in green park and a steel-engraved half-page armorial vignette. 24 pp. Ornately bound "pocket" London almanack; an entirely steel-engraved miniature publication for the year 1851. The almanack contains an explanation of its use including an overview of the dominical letter golden number epact and cycle of the sun for the year 1851 a 4 page view of the "mansions of the Earl Spencer and the Earl of Ellesmere in the green park" engraved by H. Adlard an overview of sun and moon eclipses in that year the calendar a "regal table" overview of British monarchs since 1066 an overview of the Royal family of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their children lists of great officers of state of Great Britain and Ireland an overview of stamps bills and promissory notes and finally a list of "transfer days at the bank &c." including the South Sea House and India House.The London Almanack was published by the Company of Stationers from the end of the 17th century until the end of the 19th century. They are of special interest for their fine publisher's bindings but also for their striking views of London.With a manucript owner's inscription on the front blank endpaper recto of the engraved title page in pencil "A. S. Wossley" and pencil annotations between the printed lines of the calendar. The slipcase shows minor signs of wear the binding is slightly damaged at the head and foot of the spine not affecting the integrity of the binding. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bondy p. 39 ff. and p. 164; Welsh p. 32 and passim; WorldCat 913420648 5 copies. hardcover
1840167731840. Religion Children's Literature Rev. Edmund S. Janes D.D. Miniature Bible. With Engravings Abridged and Collated. Philadelphia: Published at No. 2 Taylor's Alley by J. Harmstead and printed by S. Douglas Wyeth circa 1840. Approximately 2" x 2.5" inches. Original embossed brown cloth covers. 203 pages. 18 engravings including frontispiece depicting "Adam and Eve in the Garden" "The Prodigal Son" "Samson Killing A Lion" "Christ's Agony in the Garden" "Moses in the Bullrushes" "John the Baptist" and more. Miniature 'thumb bibles' such as this one were abridged versions of the Bible intended for children and decorated with pictures. <br /> <br /> At the time that this description is being written just four copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. Pencil ownership inscription on front pastedown reading "Sallie Hitch's Book Presented By Her Father". Sallie practices her name on the rear endpaper and leaves a small pencil doodle. Textblock tight though front hinge has separated from the textblock. Covers whole. Faint titles to spine. Pages occasionally creased and slightly toned but overall clean and attractive. An interesting beautifully illustrated volume in good condition. unknown
181484London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1814. First American Edition. Full calf. Very Good. Miniature Bible 16mo 3.5" x 2" tan calf with embossed backstrip & four hubs newer endpapers all edges gilded complete in ~ 422 6 blank pages. Charming yet sturdy very small Bible dating from the War of 1812. The binding is attractively embossed leather with of course some rubbing. Small binder's ink stamp stating "Armstrong" on rear endpaper. The pages are of strong rag paper which is slightly age-toned occasionally bearing slight discolorations and often slightly dog-eared though that has been reversed in most cases. The type is clear and readable. Overall a wonderful and attractive example of a tiny early American edition of the Bible that used British sheets. George Eyre and Andrew Strahan unknown
