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WRCLIT76492Np: Unknown nd. Six copper plates ca. 4.5 x 3 cm punched and wire bound with text stamped in blind. Copper oxidized otherwise very good. A curious anonymous production the plates bearing a sequence of blindstamped letters 4 to a plate with the exception of the last which bears 2 letters spelling out "These letters spell words." Unknown unknown books
1965WRCLIT68212Los Angeles: Karen Dawson 1965. Miniature 2 13/16 x 2 1/16". Wood-patterned boards cloth spine. Fine in flap-clipped dust jacket encased in a half-morocco folding cloth case with inset. First edition. Printed by William M. Cheney engraving by Dan Taylor bound by Bela Blau. Twenty-one black and white illustrations by Neal with an index to the illustrations at conclusion of the text. Inscribed by the author/artist with an additional signed color drawing. Limitation unspecified. Bliss BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHENEY MINIATURES 14. [Karen Dawson] hardcover books
1978WRCLIT52060Dallas: Somesuch Press 1978. Miniature 7.5 x 5.5 cm. Cloth lettered in gilt. Fine. First printing in this format. One of three hundred numbered copies printed in Centaur and Arrighi types by William and Raquel Ferguson and signed collectively by them. Somesuch Press hardcover books
181542873Cincinnati: Published by Wesley Coleman and William Phillips. Morgan Williams and Co. Printers 1815. 1st Edition Adomeit A34; American Imprints 34917; Bradbury p. 63; Welch 861.2. Not in Rosenbach nor Welsh. Period brown full calf binding. Modest wear to binding with boards a bit splayed. Some browning & ageing to paper with the occasional short edge tear to a leaf no text affected. A Good - VG item. 2 blank v 6 - 167 3 blank pp. Divisional t.p. "History of the New Testament" p. 77. "Appendix" t.p. p. 135. "Psalms" t.p. p. 151. 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" <br/><br/>The first miniature book published in Ohio and quite rare in the trade- RBH records the last appearance as in a 1964 Midland catalogue this copy. Published by [Wesley] Coleman and [William] Phillips. Morgan, Williams and Co., Printers hardcover books
1980WRCLIT63040Salisbury CT: Lime Rock Press 1980. Miniature 7.5 x 6.5 cm. Marbled paper over stiff wrappers printed label. Illustration. Miniature bookplate on front wrapper flap otherwise fine with publisher's promotional slip. Enclosed in substantially larger cloth clamshell box with inset and marbled paper onlay. One of 1001 copies printed as the Press' holiday keepsake. Selections from HUCKLEBERRY FINN accompanied by line drawings by Catryna Ten Eyck. A $75 cloth case on a $40 book. Lime Rock 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
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
1823D14033London: Company of Stationers 1823. Hardcover. Near Fine. Contemporary multi-colored morocco ornately stamped in gilt; in original ornate slipcase; 58x33mm; 12 ff. with engraving of the Quadrant in Regent Street. Includes all the months of the year of course plus a table of kings' and queens' reigns lord mayors and sheriffs from 1802-1823 list of holidays coins eclipses. Tiny chip at tail of spine otherwise book is fine in lightly rubbed slipcase. <br/><br/> Company of Stationers hardcover books
1934WRCLIT73898Ann Arbor MI: Edwards Brothers Inc. 1934. Decorated boards. 8 x 6 cm. 3 1/4 x 2 3/8". Prefatory note signed "H.T.P." A facsimile of a 16th century Almanac printed by Wynkn de Worde. Near fine. Edwards Brothers, Inc. hardcover books
LV1735no place:: no date. 50 x 77 mm. 50 blank leaves. Half black cloth with marbled paper boards gilt-ruled. Fine. Totally blank bound and ready for someone to write inside! [no date]. hardcover books
1840673Philadelphia Pa. 1840. Calling Card printed one side only. 40 x 75 mm. 1 ½  x 3 inches. Painter's name scratched out and "Miss Louise Bradley West Springfield" is penciled in Engraved border pinholes.  James W. Williams was a miniature portrait painter. He also experimented with early photographic processes to produce his portraits. He was born in England about 1787 and set up shop in Philadelphia. The Smithsonian holds two of his works; a Talbotype paper print with applied color of Edward Robinson Squibb and an ivory type of two girls untitled. Ivory types were positive photographic prints resembling a hand-painted ivory miniature and were first produced in the mid-1850s. As the term suggests some of these images were made on thin sheets of actual ivory or artificial ivory made of pigmented and hardened gelatin. Louise Bradley 1818-aft 1880 of West Springfield Massachusetts acquired Williams's calling card and used it as her own in this instance since she crossed out his name and penciled in her own. She married a farmer Charles White and lived and died in West Springfield. Portrait miniatures began to flourish in 16th century Europe and the art was practiced during the 17th century and 18th century but the development of photography contributed to the decline in the popularity of miniatures. . unknown 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
190319421Philadelphia: Chichester Chemical Company 1903 . First edition. Cover somewhat soiled and a little worn; booklet in fine and bright condition. Miniature in original pictorial celluloid stiff wrappers 2.5 x 1.5 inches wire-stitched 40 pages. With original printed promotional cover 2.5 x 4.25 inches. The publication date somewhat smudged in production but the inclusion of a 1904 calendar and the evident date code of 11-03 on the cover suggest a 1903 publication. An attractive little promotional vade mecum to advertise this medical concern. Chichester Chemical Company, unknown books
16773Religion 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. Only four libraries in the world hold this edition per OCLC Worldcat's records. 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 books
1799MB42633Good. 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 inches pictorial silk over paper spine stitched cloth separated from lower cover insect damage to top of upper cover. hardcover books
1986WRCLIT68052San Diego: The Ash Ranch Press 1986. Miniature 31 x 30 mm. Full brown calf spine stamped in gilt. Frontispiece. Fine in black faux leather slipcase with title stamped on spine panel. Fine. Enclosed in an oversize custom half morocco folding case with inset for book and prospectus and a coyote and moon onlay on upper lid. Copy 'C' of 26 lettered copies in addition to 100 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and bound by Don Hildreth. The first Ash Ranch Press miniature. The Ash Ranch Press hardcover books
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
8726Central India Nagpur c: 1780. Gouache with gold on paper 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 ins matted and framed. § A lovely Indian miniature from the Devimahatmya Glorification of the Goddess hymn within the Markandeya Purana. 1780. Gouache with gold unknown books
1848WRCLIT80594New York: American Tract Society 1848. 128pp. Miniature 55 x 35mm. Drab cloth decorated in blind lettered in gilt within gilt wreath Some mild foxing and soiling cloth somewhat rubbed a good sound copy. A US version of the British collection issued by the Religious Tract Society ca. 1831 and reprinted by several other publishers in the UK and US in the following years. WELSH 2319. SPIELMANN 118. American Tract Society 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
1820D6219Paris: Imprimerie de Lebègue Rue des Noyers c.1820-1840. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 parts in one volume 24mo 93 x 58mm. 44 24pp. 10 full-page engraved allegorical illustrations accompanying separately titled tales printed between engraved borders. Contemporary embossed and painted scenes front cover with scene personifying friendship a classicized figure welcoming a traveler and his dog to the door of his home with a moralizing quotation in French Un bon ami vaut tout A good friend is all. Rear cover depicting the crowning of virtues one putti lowering wreath to pair of classicized figures surrounded by moralizing quotation in French Cest a la vertu vous la merites non cest vous It is the virtue you merit not you decorative period paper on pastedowns slight wear and rubbing text block loose in binding; contents otherwise clean. <br/><br/>The tales in rhyming verse are on familiar themes of friendship romance and the uncertainty of love. There are also poems for songs around the table and the meaning of flowers. The compact book overall ties in nicely some well-appreciated characters from Anthony Abbot the Great to Cinderella. Chapbooks were inexpensive and usually anonymous printings of these popular themes. This petite volume is fine for its entirely handcrafted contemporary binding which continues the internal themes to the unique exterior covering. Imprimerie de Lebègue, Rue des Noyers hardcover 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
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
LV1733No place given:: Honeybee Press n.d. 50 x 45 mm. Single sheet folded accordion style. Two colored engravings with a decorative ornament on the colophon. Decorative paper wrappers. Sewn. Fine. No. 52 of 100 copies. The printed quote reads "I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my dear friends." SIGNED BY THE PRINTER SANDY CONNORS. (Honeybee Press, n.d.). unknown books
LV1729Seattle:: B.T. Norman no date. 50 x 40 mm. Single sheet folded accordion style mounted between stiff paper ends with a printed paper cover label. Fine. Printed by Bonnie Thomas Norman. Printed text "from quiet homes and first beginnings out to the undiscovered ends there’s nothing worth the wear of living but laughter and love and friends – ANONYMOUS" with manuscript inscription "Dear Vance. . . Happy new year to you and Mary! Warmly Bonnie". [B.T. Norman, no date]. unknown books