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2007ABE-1593825913409Bronte Press 2007 Bronte Press 2007. Green iridescent cloth. 3"x2 1/2". #32/40 copies signed by the author. Illustrated with hand colored plates by Suzanne & Paul Pruchnicki. Fine with a couple of faint spots on the rear board. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bronte Press hardcover
162712714London for the Company of Stationers 1627. The Whole Booke of Psalmes Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternehold Iohn Hopkins and others. 171 34 p. Embroidered red velvet binding covered with silver wire 24°. Rare and early miniature binding H. 8 x W. 5.5 x D. 2.5 cm. / 3.15 x 2 x 1 inch. Bound with silver fine wire and with brass sequins. Gold edges. The covers are surrounded by a two-part multi-coloured border partly interwoven with silver wire in the corners stylised branches of golden wire and sequins in the centre a two-coloured embroidered bouquet with flowers of silver wire and coloured metal foils. Back with a double curved two-tone border partly covered with gold wire. Edges scuffed binding restored. The last two pages of the Table are damaged. London, for the Company of Stationers unknown
1748127101748. Historische geographische konst en reis almanach voor den jaare 1748 bevattende het voornaamste dat onder het opzigt van het Koninglyk genootschap der geleerden te Berlyn is uitgegeven. Zeldzame almanak met gebreken aan de band maar van binnen erg mooi. Twee gekleurde kaarten wereldkaart en kaart van Nederland. In de kalender die in rood en zwart inkt is gedrukt zijn 12 paginas met illustraties toegevoegd van J.C. Philips met huwelijksthema. Tekst in het Nederlands en het Frans onder de illustraties. Gedrukt door Arend van Huyssteen. Zie Waller 75 voor de latere edities. Toegevoegd: Ouderdom van de thans in leven zijnde koningen en vorsten van Europa voor den jaare 1748. Tevens Beknopte Geographische beschryving van de X. Nederlandtsche provincien Bekent onder den naam van Oostenryksche Nederlanden. Beknopt dagverhaal van de verkiezing en aanstelling van syn Doorl. Hoogheid Willem Carel Hendrik Friso. Edited and enlarged by Een liefhebber der wiskonst Amsterdam A. v. Huyssteen 1748 4412642 pp. Miniature book in -24. Contemporary gilt calf binding H. 82 x W. 45 cm. / H. 3.5 x W. 175 inch. Engraved title page 12 plates by J.C. Philips on marriage calendar section printed in black and red. With two coloured maps Mappe Mondo Nouvelle carte generale des XVII Provinces des Pays-Bas. The binding hinge on the front is broken. Early year of this almanac with amusing illustrations. Only one copy in STCN. unknown
112940India Malwa circa 1630 AD. . Single leaf ink and gouache painting on paper image double-ruled and framed within red borders total leaf 200 x 175 mm; lightly faded with some chipping of paint with slight loss of pigmentation outer edges a little worn contemporary ink inscription to reverse in Sanskrit tipper-into card mount.<br /> Keshav Das d. 1601 was a renowned Indian court poet best known for the Rasikapriya which is considered a pioneering work of Hindu literature dealing with the classification of idealised types of male and female lovers nayakas and nayikas and their emotions and interactions. The work was compiled around the 1590s probably in Bundelkhand to the east of Malwa and the present painting is from a near-contemporary series of illustrations depicting scenes from the poems. Three leaves from the same series are housed in the Ashmolean Museum's collections these all dated c. 1630 also described as Malwa accession nos. EA2012.200 EA2012.202 EA2012.201.<br /> India, Malwa, circa 1630 AD. unknown
1991ABE-1593894842891The ABCdarium 1991 ABCDarium Milwaukee 1991. Miniature Books illustrator. miniature book 6.4 x 7.7 cm. cloth gilt stamping marbled endpapers. unpaginated. This # 12 of 200 numbered copies Bradbury ABCDarium 5. Printed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the author's death. Frontispiece illustration of the author with an additional black and white illustration of her. cloth gilt stamping marbled endpapers. Price slip of 7500 yen from previous Japanese Miniature book dealer tipped in. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The ABCdarium hardcover
16275156London George Humble 1627. Copper engraving 8.7 x 12.3 cms recent hand-colour. Some light marginal soiling. English text on verso. From the first edition of the so-called minature Speed which used maps by van den Keere to illustrate a pocket edition of Speeds text and which Humble appears to have printed to coincide with editions of the larger atlas. Map unknown
2239926 February 1845; Bell Hotel Bury St Edmunds. According to his entry in the Oxford DNB 'In 1844 Lover abandoned miniature painting as a result of failing eyesight but continued to paint and exhibit landscapes. He invented a new form of entertainment which he called Irish Evenings a monologue of songs recitations and stories all of his own composition. These he performed at the Princess's Concert Rooms London.' Between 1846 and 1848 he toured North America with great success. 3pp 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition lightly aged with minor traces of mount adhering to blank reverse of second leaf. Folded twice. The letter begins: 'Mr. Lover with much respect and sincere thanks to Sir Thomas & Lady Cullum for the honor they so kindly propose to him regrets that the shortness of his stay and urgency of his occupation interfere to prevent his enjoying the pleasure which the acceptance of Sir Thomas and Lady Cullum's invitation would cause him.' He explains that he has sung 'at Hanover Square Rooms on Monday – at Cambridge last night and after travelling to-day and his exertion of this evening with an early entertaintment sic tomorrow before him – an immediate retirement to rest after this evenings exertion is indispensible'. Consequently he must 'content himself with the Hotel of Bury – instead of enjoying the honor of the hospitality of Hardwicke sic'. He hopes that 'Sir Thomas will assure Mr. Petre how sensible Mr Lover is of the honor of his invitation but as Mr. Lover is obliged on his days of public engagement to dine very early and very sparingly he cannot have the pleasure of being made Mr. Petre's guest'. 26 February 1845; Bell Hotel, Bury St Edmunds. unknown
1798MB42632Good: light stain to lower corner of first few leaves. 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 inches pictorial silk over paper spine stitched paper cover label fabric lacking from lower cover Text in Japanese. This is a miniature edition of a title first published in 1778 and subsequently reprinted in many editions.
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
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
1988250326Santa Cruz CA: The Good Book Press 1988. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Miniature book quarter leather & 16th century hand-made printed paper <br/><br/>This is copy 66 of only 200 copies with text by Peter Thomas and illustrations by Donna Thomas. "The first 100 copies are printed on paper made during Shakespeare's lifetime from a damaged copy of DIGESTUM NOVUM 1576. The second 100 copies were printed on hand-made paper by Peter Thomas. Out-of-Print. The Good Book Press hardcover
2009ABE-1593897934603The Bronte Press 2009 Miniature book 3"x2 1/2". Hand marbled paper boards. 10 hand colored illustrations. Edition limited to 40 copies this number 37 signed by author/illustrator. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The Bronte Press hardcover
0880888156New. hardcover. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. hardcover
1997Q-0880888156Peter Pauper Pr 1997-04-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Peter Pauper Pr hardcover
1982ABE-1594063141614the black cat press 1982 Miniature book 2"x 2 7/16" Gilt decorated leatherette binding. Decorated endpapers. 91pp printers note. Edition limited to 249 copies. Illustrated by the author. From the inventory of Former bookstore in Tokyo known as the Lilliput Oval Saloon. When the shop opened in 1979 founded by Kazushige Onuma it was the world s first all-miniature bookstore. Dealer's label fixed to rear free enpaper. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. the black cat press hardcover
1995DADAX0836231341Brand: Andrews McMeel Publishing 1995-10-01. Min. hardcover. New. 3.25x0.50x4.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Andrews McMeel Publishing hardcover
1979ABE-1593834331598Opuscula Press New York 1979 Cloth 2 1/8" x 2 7/8" 58pp. Fine. #42/300 copies signed by the author. Text devoted to recipies and culinary preparation of potatoes. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Opuscula Press, New York hardcover
679<p>Istanbul: Ertuğ & Kocabıyık Publications 2000. New. Hardcover. Cloth bdg. Hand-bound by experienced craftsmen in Switzerland. 24x38 cm. In Ottoman Turkish facsimile Turkish transcription and English. 3 volumes set: 352 p. facsimile; 308 2 p. Turkish transcription; 51 2 p. English. Colour ills. First edition. Limited edition. This is a limited edition of 1500 copies handbound in distinctive Japanese cloth embossed with patterns selected from imperial Ottoman textiles and printed on acid free paper. This volume is number 1362. In publisher's special slip case.</p><p>A miniature-illustrated manuscript of an 18th Century Festival in Ottoman Istanbul The original of this outstanding work which is in the library of the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul contains 137 brilliantly-colored miniatures by Levni the renowned painter of the court of Ahmed III 1703-1740. The miniatures illustrate a fifteen-day festival held on the occasion of the circumcision of four of the Sultan's sons in 1720. Surname-i Vehbi follows in the longstanding Ottoman tradition of preparing specially written and illustrated books to commemorate festivities that took place on special occasions such as royal births weddings and the like. These celebrations were marked by activities that included parades musical performances circus acts and fireworks displays all of which were brilliantly captured and executed by Levni in his miniatures. With one exception the miniatures in this striking volume cover two pages. The text for the book was composed by Vehbi a famed court poet and appears in full in this facsimile edition.</p><p>A transcription of the original Ottoman text by Dr. Mertol Tulum and a translation into English by Robert Bragner are provided in a separate volume.Introduction essays by two Turkish scholars; Dr. Kuban and Dr. Yerasimos provide the reader a deeper understanding of the Ottoman society.</p><p>For the facsimile edition a specially produced paper was used to duplicate the appearance and texture of the original volume. State-of-the-art reproduction and printing techniques were employed to ensure that this facsimile edition is a faithful copy of this distinguished work. Hand-bound by experienced craftsmen this is a limited edition of only 1500 copies.</p> Ertuğ & Kocabıyık Publications hardcover
19666679New Britain CT: Art Press 1966. First editions of 300 copies. 2 Volumes each 2.5x2cm and 16ff. Each contains a 2-page hand colored illustration by Massmann and is bound in stiff paper wrappers also with illustrated and hand colored by Massmann. Fine condition. <br /> <br /> The first two volumes from an eventual four of folklore anecdotes from miniature book publisher and collector Robert E. Massmann. These volumes A Costly Binge and The Blasphemous Old Prospector are said to be from Rawhide Rawlins Rides Again by C.M. Russell. A charming set nicely illustrated. . Art Press 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
162812589Sedan Ioannis Iannoni 1628. 571 1 p. 32°. Contemporary Leather binding fine gauffred and gilt-edged text block and a silver clasp. Greek miniature Bible H. 85 x L. 5 x W. 23 cm. Sedan, Ioannis Iannoni hardcover
1490ST20853France ca. 1490. 144 x 99 mm. 5 5/8 x 3 3/4". Single column recto with 14 lines in a gothic book hand. <br/> Attractively matted and framed. Rubrics in red two two-line initials one painted pink on blue ground with flowers the other painted blue and inhabited by a rampant lion on pink and gold ground recto with a panel border featuring long-stemmed flowers and owls on a pink ground verso WITH A HALF-PAGE ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURE DEPICTING PENTECOST WITH A FULL BORDER featuring a plethora of different flowers berries greenery songbirds an owl and a butterfly all ON A RICHLY PAINTED GOLD GROUND. Trimmed close on one side and just grazing a border on the opposite side very minor chipping to faces trivial signs of rubbing or wear otherwise a fine leaf--colorful bright and very pleasing to the eye.<br/> <br/> This leaf contains the customary Pentecost miniature associated with the Hours of the Holy Spirit but with several attributes that set it apart from other examples we have encountered. The miniature here depicts a densely crowded scene with the Virgin at the center surrounded by the apostles each of whom wears a burnished gold halo. Packed tightly together they gaze up at a white dove who emanates small red tongues of fire above their heads. According to biblical tradition this visitation by the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove enabled Christ's disciples to start preaching marking the beginning of the Christian Church. The artist favors an unusual pastel palette choosing pale pink for the walls and eggshell blue for some of the floor tiles as well as bright yellow muted lilac rose and lime green for the robes of the apostles. Looking more closely at the figures we see that each face is carefully individualized each with its own features and expressions. Although most crane their necks to get a view of the miracle unfolding one of the apostles looks directly out at the viewer as if surprised by our presence. Moving outside the miniature we note that the leaf features a particularly exuberant border with tangles of flowers fruit acanthus leaves and several birds including an owl in one corner. There is additional interest on the verso with another bright border painted an intense pink and filled with more flowers and owls. unknown
ST17060VFrance probably Besançon 3rd quarter of 15th century. 239 x 165 mm. 9 3/8 x 6 1/2". Single column 15 lines in an elegant gothic book hand. <br/> Rubrics in dark pink line-enders in dark pink and blue with a gilt bezant several one-line initials in burnished gold on dark pink and blue ground with white tracery one three-line initial in blue with white tracery filled with flowers painted pink or blue all on a gold ground verso with panel border of delicate hairline vines terminating in gilt bezants and ivy and with a spray of blue flowers and a red bud recto with A FULLY-REALIZED HALF-PAGE MINIATURE OF A BURIAL in an arch-topped gilt frame with two laymen lowering a shrouded corpse into the ground a small group of hooded monks to the left and two ecclesiastical figures reading from a book to the right all in front of a gothic church painted pink with a blue roof SURROUNDED BY A FULL BORDER consisting of hairline vines terminating in gold bezants and ivy colorful acanthus strawberries and blue flowers the text below the miniature further framed with a thin "U"-shaped line extending the full height of the miniature. A very few trivial imperfections quite minor wear to paint on clothing a little insignificant smudging one small light stain in the blank margin of verso but these defects not the least distracting and overall the miniature in fine condition with rich well-preserved color.<br/> <br/> This is a splendid miniature from a particularly large Book of Hours showing a detailed rendering of a scene from contemporary Medieval life--that of a burial in a churchyard involving clergy mourners and laymen. Apart from those relatively few copies with illustrated calendars the miniatures found in Books of Hours are almost entirely devoted to retrospective Bible scenes that are obviously outside the experience of the illuminator; it is only in the present kind of scene at the beginning of the Office of the Dead that we can see a contemporaneous image that would have come directly from the Medieval experience. While our painting is fairly typical in subject matter and design it offers a number of interesting details about the Medieval rites and rituals surrounding death. The present scene represents the final stage preceded by the funeral procession Requiem Mass prayers Absolution and the procession into the graveyard in which the body is actually laid to rest in the ground. Though the corpse would have been encased in a coffin during the aforementioned rites and processions it was customary to bury the dead in only a shroud in the present example the artist has even thought to show the stitching along the length of the shroud. Three groups of people each serving a different function appear in this miniature: in the foreground are two laborers lowering the body into an earthen grave a small group of mourners in black cloaks stand off to the left and a duo of clergy members stand to the right. The latter have tonsured heads and each wears a black cope donned prior to administering Absolution to the deceased; together they hold a manuscript containing the Rites for Burial. The background is composed of a grand church or cathedral containing a number of fine architectural details including several windows including a clerestory level an arched entrance a dome and decorative touches. Stylistically this leaf can be localized to the Franche-Comté region in eastern France and is closely related if not directly attributable to an atelier specializing in Books of Hours made for the Use of Besançon and most likely situated in that city see Avril and Reynaud p. 197. The similarities are especially apparent in the figures' faces which are slightly puffy in appearance and have distinct slit-like eyes. As noted by Avril and Reynaud the unnamed master of this atelier was deeply indebted to the Master of Morgan 293 a talented Burgundian illuminator active in the second quarter of the 15th century whose name derives from a particularly lovely Book of Hours made for the Use of Besançon. Whoever the artist responsible for the present miniature this work is an excellent representation of a distinct regional style extremely attractive and replete with interesting details that connect us to the Medieval experience. unknown
48979London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible Warehouse Ltd. 33 Paternoster Row c. 1906. Miniature book. 2.25" x 2" x 0.75" . A very good full suede leather binding over thin covers with yapp edges. Gilt title to front cover: "Tennyson". Original toned endpapers with two dedications. pp.viii/pp.1035/2pp. - blank followed by colophon. Light toning to title-page otherwise clean text throughout. VG. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, (Bible Warehouse), Ltd., 33, Paternoster Row, [c. 1906]. hardcover
52890London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. MDCCCCI 1901 . First edition. A very good miniature book in the original parchment binding now lightly soiled and yellowed. 3.0" x 2.5" x 0.5" 76mm x 65mm x 9mm. Gilt title to both front board and spine. Red ruled border to both covers. All page edges gilt. Clean text and black & white illustrations throughout. No ownership marks or other blemishes. VG. London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., MDCCCCI [1901] . unknown