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1844ST18420aFirenze Florence: David Passigli 1844. 85 x 53 mm. 3 3/8 x 2 1/8". 3 p.l. 326 2 section title 327-659 pp. <br/> Contemporary stiff vellum charmingly gilt covers with graceful gilt frame of volutes and flowers central ornament formed by similar tools smooth spine tooled with gilt volutes and flowers forming central panel with gilt lettering a small gilt bird of paradise above and below this marbled endpapers all edges gilt. WITH SPLIT FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS visible when the book is open at the section title for part II the painting on the first half of the leaves A SWEEPING CITY VIEW OF JERUSALEM that on the second part featuring THE DOME OF THE ROCK ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT. With engraved frontispiece portrait of the author and two engravings depicting scenes from the poem all with original tissue guards. Front pastedown with engraved armorial bookplate of William Dunville see below. Doris Varner Welsh A Bibliography of Miniature Books 6611. Corners lightly bumped one spot of light rubbing to gilt on upper cover isolated spots of faint foxing but A VERY FINE SPECIMEN clean and bright inside and out the fore-edge paintings well preserved.<br/> <br/> This delightful miniature edition is adorned with two fore-edge paintings showing different views of the title city both visible when the book is open to the title page of part II of Tasso's Crusader epic "Jerusalem Delivered." Given the restricted area available for a "canvas" our artist has done a remarkable job both in the level of detail and the sense of space and grandeur the scenes evoke so it is not surprising that this volume was in the Irene Winterstein Collection of Important Miniature Books Christie's sale of 10 March 2000 lot 277 fetching $1455 all in. This is a rare miniature edition: Welsh records only one copy in her bibliography. Our copy belonged to Irish bibliophile and philanthropist William Dunville 1812-1874 who was also a whiskey magnate and magistrate. After its first founder John Dunville died William Dunville his only surviving son became the next chairman of Dunville & Co Belfast who are still famous for their whiskey today. He headed the company from 1851 to 1874. David Passigli unknown
1997Q-1558535543Rutledge Hill Pr 1997-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Rutledge Hill Pr hardcover
1750ABC_46048The Hague 1750. 128mo or possibly 96mo in 4s 4.5 x 3 x 1 cm. Anthoni de Groot and sons Contemporary gold-tooled calf sewn on 2 cords each board with a frame of single fillets with a rozette as centrepiece and a smaller stamp inside each corner each of the 3 spine compartments with 3 concentric circles and a triple fillet above and below altogether 13 impressions of 3 stamps gilt edges. Title page in red and black with a woodcut vignette an open book on a shell with decorations 7 full-page 3.3 x 1.6 cm! woodcuts depicting important scenes from the Bible 1 as frontispiece and 1 opening each of the 5 books and the appendix each book and the appendix with a headpiece built up from typographic ornaments followed by a drop-title in red and ending with a typographic ornament in red as a tailpiece. Set in roman type with incidental italic. 80 pp. First and only Dutch edition deluxe issue with the title page and 12 other pages printed in red and black of De Groots thumb Bible one of the curious miniature books printed in the Netherlands in the mid-18th century in a tiny roman type 37 mm/20 lines or 5.5 point as a curiosity and collectors item or to be used as a Bible in a dollhouse. The text is an abstract or summary of the contents of the Bible in five books and an appendix containing a prayer incipit: The illustrations and ornamental headpieces all in miniature and in the present deluxe issue also the printing in red and black make the book a show piece for the skill of 18th-century Dutch printing enhanced here by the contemporary gold-tooled miniature binding. Abkouda records De Groot offering this edition in five kinds of bindings and unbound at prices ranging from 4 to 30 stuivers so he probably commissioned bindings from several binders. The present copy is probably what he calls a Frans bandje 9 stuivers. We have not identified the bindery of the present copy but its three stamps are: a rozette 14 mm an ornament with a base like a flower bud and a row of 6 dots decreasing in size extending from it 12 x 4 mm and 3 concentric circles 4 mm.The backstrip is damaged with the calf split at the front hinge but the front board is still secured by the sewing supports and the head and foot chipped but otherwise in good condition with the tooling on the spine still clear and the boards in good condition with only a couple tiny scuff marks and a small faint water stain and internally good.l Abkouda Naamregister app. 2 1750 p. 85; Adomeit Thumb bibles C15 32mo; Poortman Bijbel en prentI p. 248 & II p. 281 32mo; STCN 7 copies; Storm van Leeuwen Opmerkelijke boekbanden 93 this ed. in a different binding; Storm van Leeuwen Dutch decorated bookbinding II pp. 76-77 & III items 557-560 on p. 541 64mo; this ed. in a different binding; cf. ; Welsh Bibliogr. of miniature books 998; cf. Louis W. Bondy Miniature books 1981 p. 37 De Groots 1750 French ed.; not in Darlow & Moule; for Anthoni de Groot: Joop W. Koopmans Early modern media and the news in Europe 2018 chapter 7; John A. Lane Early type specimens in the Plantin-Moretus Museum 2004 pp. 134-135. ABE CAT Bibles Sermons & Psalmbooks hardcover
175012618Den Haag A. de Groot & Zoonen 1750. 80 p. Origineel Leer goud-op-snede 64° 47 x 31 x 09 cm. Zeldzaam Bijbels miniatuurboekje. De tekst is geïllustreerd met 7 houtgravures. Het bestaat uit vijf hoofdstukken en een aanhangsel waarin een zeer beknopte weergave van hoofdzaken uit zowel het Oude als het Nieuwe Testament wordt gegeven. De fraaie band is gemaakt door de ""Eerste Stadhouderlijke Binderij"". Dit betreft de eerste editie van dit werk uitgegeven door de uitgeverij van de familie De Groot. Van hun drukpers verschenen ook andere uitgaven in miniatuur waarvan dit werk wel een schoolvoorbeeld van het vakmanschap van de firma genoemd mag worden. 80 p. Contemporary Leather binding gilt-edged 64°. H. 1.85 x W. 1.2 x D. 035 inches / 47 x 31 x 09 cm. Rare miniature Bible. The text is illustrated with 7 wood engravings. It consists of five chapters and an appendix in which a very concise presentation of the essentials from both the Old and New Testaments is given. The beautiful binding was made by the ""Eerste Stadhouderlijke Bindererij"". This is the first edition of this work published by the publisher of the De Groot family. Other miniature editions also appeared from their printing press of which this work may well be called a textbook example of the firm's craftsmanship. Den Haag, A. de Groot & Zoonen 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
180092London: Longman and Rees 1800. First Miniature Edition. Tooled leather with gilding. Very Good. Cook. 12mo tooled and gilt-stamped leather with four hubs engraved frontispiece of Dr. Johnson by Cook frontis. & t.p. iii-iv advert. 284 pages. Very Rare! Edited by Rev. Joseph Hamilton. Handy edition of the redoubtable Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary with its marvellous definitions. Published in 1800 during the raging Napoleonic wars with France see also the somewhat later inscription to a French ship's captain below. Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 or more commonly "Dr. Johnson" or "the Great Cham" was a brilliant English writer devout Anglican and Tory who made his reputation as a poet essayist moralist literary critic biographer editor and most lastingly as a lexicographer. His Dictionary of the English Language is noteworthy for its extent comprehensiveness and use of pithy definitions. James Boswell of course memorialized the life and sayings of the great doctor. So uncommon it has NOT been identified by Courtney & Smith Johnson Bibliography with Supplement e.g. pp.57-59. The eighth edition of A Dictionary of the English Language appeared in 1799; the ninth edition in 1805. The upper cap of the spine is missing and the volume is rubbed with wear evident along the hinges and corners but the sewing is strong and the pages are clean with minimal toning. Minor brown offset from the fine engraved frontispiece of Dr. Johnson onto the title page. Bookstamp of bookseller "E. Desbois Bordeaux"; marbled endpapers. Interesting ink presentation on ffe: "To / J or "T" Beck Esqr. / commanding the French / packett Esteva on / her passage from Bordeaux / to Vera Cruz in Nov. 1831 ~ by his most obedt / humble servant / L. L. Becker" Longman and Rees hardcover
16715AB1999. Leipzig Miniaturbuchverlag 1999 55 : 4 cm. 351 pages. Original cloth back label top edge gilt Slipcase. One of 250 numbered copies. - MORE MINITURE BOOKS AT MY BOOTH. hardcover
0762404485.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1988781311988. WITH FIRST-BLANK-PAGE INSCRIPTION & NOTES. Hardback. Good Condition. Illus. by Kazimierz Mikulski;. Hardcover
2007ABE-1593896431605The Bronte Press 2007 Miniature book measures 3"x2 5/8" Paper covered boards. 16pp. #8/40 copies signed by the author. 14 hand colored plates. 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 worlds first all-miniature bookstore. Price slip of 7500 yen tipped in. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The Bronte Press hardcover
3278London: Leopold B. Hill . . 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Full sage-green suede spine very slightly faded. A.e.g. London: Leopold B. Hill, . unknown
112812India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Jackdoujie' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112808India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'boudaoutaar' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112805India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Rhayaoutuare' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112806India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Badzarinaut' . light surface soiling 155 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112800India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Buldoo' . light surface soiling 155 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112810India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Booda' . light surface soiling 150 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
112801India probably Rajasthan second half of the nineteenth-century. . Single illuminated miniature painting on card illustration in opaque pigments heightened in gold contemporary ink inscription in English to upper margin reading 'Rousidaiyce' . light surface soiling 155 x 100 mm; house in modern card mount. Dimensions; 225 x 173mm 8¾ x 6¾ inches.<br /> <br /> India, probably Rajasthan, second half of the nineteenth-century. unknown
1796108121796. Approx. 40 brush & ink drawings in black & white. Scroll 180 x 1440 mm. central core roller. At end in rough trans.: “Many generations of SÅami bonsan 100 rules & styles. Extremely secret. All the information passed down by mouth is listed here. Handle this information with great care and keep it close. Given by Ishioka Seisaku 石岡æ£æœ” in September 1796 to ZuihÅken no Yahiroko 瑞芳軒之八尋å.â€<br /> <BR> <BR> Bonsan miniature mountain gardens is a sub-category of bonkei 盆景 tray-garden landscapes. Created to fit into small containers good bonsan convey the texture color and form of natural mountainous scenery. These small tray or pot landscapes have their origins in 10th-century China.<br /> <BR> <BR> The text in our scroll is a distillation of the teachings of SÅami ShinsŠ相阿彌真相 1472-1525 painter art critic and artistic adviser to the Ashikaga shoguns in Kyoto master of the tea and incense ceremonies and landscape gardener. He established rules for and a school SÅami ryu of garden design and flower arrangement as well as the rules and styles for bonsan. “As a landscape gardener he designed two of the most celebrated Zen temple gardens in Japan: the RyÅan Temple garden in Kyoto an outstanding example of kare sansui a dry landscape technique in which combinations of stones and sand are used to suggest mountains and water; and the Daisei-in garden a miniature reproduction of a natural landscape also in the kare sansui style. It is believed that he also planned the garden of the famed Silver Pavilion Ginkaku Temple in Kyoto the villa built by his major patron Ashikaga Yoshimasa.â€â€“Encycl. Brit. online.<br /> <BR> <BR> The author begins by extolling the pleasures of bonsan and offers advice on how to observe and enjoy them. He continues with descriptions of the materials used miniature trees sand rocks etc. seasonal variations the kinds of trays square rectangular circular and colors red white blue yellow brown and black and advice on where how and when to display them. The text also discusses the styles created over the centuries and famous sites that could be replicated on the trays.<br /> <BR> <BR> All of this is finely illustrated in a series of about 40 fine black & white brush drawings illustrating the many varieties of bonsan design.<br /> <BR> <BR> Ishioka was a resident of Kyoto and gave instruction on creating miniature gardens. He left another manuscript on miniature gardening see WorldCat 1451711637.<br /> <BR> <BR> In fine condition. Some worming mostly marginal. Preserved in a modern wooden box. 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
63-9291Lakewood Ohio: Miniature Book Studio. 1978. 64mo. Still Sealed in Publisher's Plastic Bags. Fine. Eleven titles in 12 volumes each 25 x 20 mm. Mostly Leather Gilt. First Editions. Lakewood, Ohio: Miniature Book Studio. [1978]. hardcover
1815255839Boston: Printed by Nathaniel Willis 1815. Fromntispiece 15 woodcut illustrations in text. 254 pp. 1 vols. Miniature 2 x 1-1/4 inches. Contemporary calf. Worn spine ends defective. Owner signature of Charlotte R. Chapin Springfield on verso of title. Fromntispiece 15 woodcut illustrations in text. 254 pp. 1 vols. Miniature 2 x 1-1/4 inches. Welch 860.3 "American variant of English version 2 no. 855; Adomeit A33; Shaw & Shoemaker 34916; not in Bondy but cf. pp. 37-38 other eds. Printed by Nathaniel Willis unknown
1822252747Lansingburgh New York: Wm. Disturnell 1822. Frontispiece. viii 9-255 pp. 1 vols. 1-7/8 x 1-1/4 inches. Contemporary morocco gilt spine. Very good. Frontispiece. viii 9-255 pp. 1 vols. 1-7/8 x 1-1/4 inches. Wm. Disturnell unknown
185033937New London CT: Wm. Bolles & Co 1850. Hardcover. Miniature 2" X 1.75". Full calf gilt spine lettering. 192pp. Frontispiece woodcut woodcut illustrations. Very good. Mild bit of edgewear; some slightly irregular and closely trimmed pages. Tight lovely copy of this American Tom Thumb Bible a popular category of miniature book in the early 19th century. This is a later printing of the edition that W. & J. Bolles first brought out around 1831. The woodcut illustrations are charmingly primitive. Original leather binding is in exceptionally sharp handsome condition with spine lettering bright. Wm. Bolles & Co 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
