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76484Duchesne Paris 1752. . Bound in an attractive contemporary red morocco with gilt ornaments to covers and spine endpapers with a gilt geometrical pattern.<br /> This fine copy is the first volume of this celebrated almanach published until 1815 and republished several times afterwards. It contains a precise list of for the past year all the theatre pieces that were played in the most renowned Parisian theatres such as the Comédie Française the Comédie Italienne and the Opéra. The Almanach also contains notes on the works and on theatre in general a list of the comedians and musicians currently working at the Comédie and excerpts taken from several dramas.<br /> Duchesne, Paris, 1752. unknown
50079<p>No place Box Clever Miniatures 1990. Edition unknown circa 1990 tiny miniature book approximately 24 x 16 mm 15/16 x 5/8 inches under 1 inch tall black and white illustrations by John Tenniel 16 pages including title page bound in white card with coloured illustration of Red Duchess to upper cover. Fine as new copy in Fine white card slipcase with repeat of cover illustration. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.</p> No place, Box Clever Miniatures, (1990).
51478Kingsport Tenn. : Training Division Kingsport Press 1929 . The first of a series of three presidential miniatures from this Press published as an exercise for the Training Division which Bondy calls "marvels of superior miniature book production." It won first prize at the 1928 convention of the Employing Bookbinders of America held in Boston. 22mm x 16mm x 6mm. Bound by hand in full red leather. Gilt title to both front cover and spine.18pp/.pp.139/3pp. . Mottled brown endpapers. Clean text throughout. Very clean. Contains the Gettysburg Address Lincoln�s 2nd Inaugural Address �A House Divided� speech and �Equality in a Republic." VG. Bondy p. 144 . Kingsport, Tenn. : Training Division, Kingsport Press 1929 . hardcover
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
1863353721Buffalo NY: Breed Butler & Co 1863. 63pp. 1-1/2 x 1 inches. Original green cloth gilt front cover a.e.g. Fine. 63pp. 1-1/2 x 1 inches. Breed, Butler & Co unknown
ST18267collection<br/> 1 FOUR EARLY 20TH CENTURY DIARIES. DE LA RUE'S CONDENSED DIARY AND ENGAGEMENT BOOK FINGER SHAPE FOR 1902 1906 1909 AND 1914. London: De La Rue & Co. 1902-14 77 x 24 mm. 3 x 1". 34 leaves. Four separately issued annual volumes. Diaries with soft leather covers decorated in gilt 1902 in brown morocco 1906 and 1906 in burgundy 1914 in scarlet 1902 diary IN A SILVER FILIGREE SLIPCASE the others in matching morocco cases. 1902 diary with an address noted on Memorandum page otherwise unused; other diaries with neatly written entries in pencil or pen. Front cover of 1902 diary slightly sunned quarter-inch chip to tail of spine corners and extremities of all books lightly rubbed from sliding in and out of cases binding of 1914 book lightly soiled but none of these issues significant and the bindings and cases all generally very well preserved. <br /> <br /> 2 AVE MARIA. Budapest or Italy ca.: 1970 10 x 11 mm. 3/8 x 7/16". 6 unnumbered leaves three of them blank. Charming burgundy calf upper cover with the head of the Madonna tooled in gilt flat spine with gilt bands. In a black pebble-grain morocco slipcase nestled in fabric inside a 32 x 34 mm. metal box with latch. With a cross printed on the first leaf and a simple engraving of the Madonna's head on the second. Bondy p. 156. Tiny what else scratch to head of spine otherwise A FINE SPECIMEN.<br /> This charming minuscule book contains the Latin text of the "Ave Maria" printed on one page. Bondy tells us there is some dispute about its origins with Hungarian bibliophiles claiming it was printed in Budapest and Italian collectors insisting it was Italy. Whatever its place of publication it could scarcely be more charming and it is certainly the most portable prayer book we have ever offered for sale. <br /> <br /> 3 CHURCH OF ENGLAND. BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. with HYMNS ANCIENT AND MODERN. Oxford: University Press London: William Clowes ca. 1920 60 x 45 mm. 2 1/4 x 1 3/4". 688 pp.; 859 1 pp. Two works bound in one volume. Contemporary ivorine covers and spine silk joints metal silver monogram mounted on upper cover textured white endpapers all edges gilt. Frontispiece of choir boys to first work and of girls' choir to second. Upper corners of spine beginning to lift silk joints a little worn otherwise a fine specimen clean and bright internally in a well-preserved binding. unknown
192058739Philadelphia PA: The Philadelphia MuseumsCommercial Museum of Philadelphia Exhibits Bureau ca. 1920. Archive of 52 mounted silver gelatin photographs sized 7 x 9 in. mounted on 9.75 x 12 in. gray studio board mounts all imprinted w/ white lettering at lower right corners and captions below images a few have photographer’s original imprints w/in the negative and printed explanatory text on light gray versos minor edgewear rubbing wear to some corners minor bowing to mounts as usual a few boards w/ edgewear wear at corners 1 photo w/ soiling still a VG group of photos w/all retaining bright strong contrast. This archive serves as an excellent surviving visual aid from the “Miniature Museum†exhibits created by the Commercial Museum of Philadelphia before and after World War I in order to promote foreign trade and develop international commerce for U.S. products. Sponsored by manufacturers suppliers and many different companies who would supply products to the Commercial Museum these interactive exhibits were intended to illustrate not only useful products of other countries and the advantage for trade in the U.S. but also to underlie important facts of modern industry. Dispatched for free these sample exhibits contained a cupboard at the base in which an educator or lecturer could place photographs and additional exhibits which would revolve on loan for assorted subjects to be taught. The photographs preserved here include those used originally with such trays as the “Beverages; Brush Fiber; Carbon; Coconut; Cotton; Cow; Flax; Gums & Resins; Iron; Ores & Metals; Rice; Rope Fiber; Rubber; Silk; Spice; Sugar & Wheat.†For instance this unknown instructor ordered for the “Beverages Drawer Exhibit†the photographs “Picking Tea†in Japan “Tea Factory†in Ceylon “Tea Ships†in Formosa Taiwan or “Picking Coffee†in Brazil which would have then been used with a series of large folding or rolling maps to be displayed as part of a multi-media presentation. As the cases were heavy and fragile these were sent out in place and further education materials would be dispatched to enhance their use but unfortunately classroom usage resulted in frequent lost and damaged photographs. Also present here are photos for “Camels Carrying Charcoal†into Constantinople Turkey; “Cutting Bananas†in Jamaica; “Cocoanut Plantation†& “Making Cocoanut Oil†in Ceylon; or the “Iron Furnace†in Hankow China or “Rope Factory†in Hong Kong. Two of the photos for Mexico include one still retaining the original caption for Charles Betts Waite of a smelter operation in Aguascalientes Mexico and another of the Sirena Mine in Guanajuato Mexico with the photographer’s imprint scratched out in negative but appears to have been a Winfield Scott image. Other images show the bustling harvesting of spices in Ceylon Singapore Jamaica and German East Africa rubber plantations in the Amazon Valley of Brazil and panning gold in Vancouver B.C. and hydraulic gold mining in Otago New Zealand with image by Burton Bros. of Dunedin. The Rice and Silk sections both offer excellent views of both processes in late Meiji and Taisho-era Japan. The Commercial Museum which originally opened in 1897 was the foremost source of international trade knowledge for American manufacturers in the early 20th Century. Slowly other Trade Commissions and Exhibitions supplanted the Commercial Museum and by the 1950’s the Miniature Museum visual aid exhibits had become obsolete and many had been broken up or photographs and samples dispersed through use. Although the Museum continued to provide programming and display exhibits until 1994 it was then closed indefinitely. See: Charles R. Toothaker Curator Educational Work of the Commercial Museum of Philadelphia Bulletin 1920 No. 13 Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Education 1921 includes images of assorted variations of the original oak sample cases and even large display of possible photo choices; Katelyn Wolfrom Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum: How a Forgotten Museum Forever Altered American Industry Independence Seaport Museum Spring 2010. The Philadelphia Museums,[Commercial Museum of Philadelphia, Exhibits Bureau], hardcover
1984ABE-1593833064273The Black Cat Press 1984 Pebbled decorated leatherette binding. 110pp. 2 1/4" x 1 1/4". Edition of 249 copies printed at the Schori Press. Previous Japanese book dealer price tag of 18000 yen tipped in. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The Black Cat Press hardcover
50071<p>Manchester Nutmeg Press Olga Shipperbottom 1983. FIRST EDITION 1983 miniature book approximately 25 x 21 mm 1 x ¾ inches 26 full page illustrations each facing brief text: " A Ant B Bird C Cat Z Zinc" bound in orginal thin brown card cut flush white ruled border to covers white title to upper cover white author to spine. A Fine crisp clean copy. No statement of limitation. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.</p> Manchester, Nutmeg Press, Olga Shipperbottom, 1983.
108953Qajar Persia nineteenth century. . Single card board composite panel comprising two sections of nasta'liq calligraphy and an illuminated miniartue total 330 x 200 mm; opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt bordered with calligraphic panels in nastaliq the Fatiha to the left attributed on reverse to Mir Imad and a couplet by Ahmad al-Husayni to the right laid on gold sprinkled ground bright and attractive condition.<br /> <br /> Qajar Persia, nineteenth century. unknown
B286164-1<p>Various imprints 1907-1992. 1. America's Pledge of Allegiance. San Fernando Nut Quad Press 1992 commemorate Zamorano & Roxburghe Clubs. 2. Bela Blau Bookbinder 1914-1993 Reg. ed. 3. Keepsake from Bela & Mariana Blau.The Magic Kingdom. Los Angeles 1985. 350 copies. 4. Bliss Carey S. Bibliography of Cheney Miniatures. Dawson's Book Shop 5-6. Friend John. Captain Jack: Being the Reminiscences of a Sea-Going Bookseller.1963. 300 copies. 2 copies. 7-8. Kate Greenaway's Alphabet. World Publishing Company. 2 copies 9.Jacobs Lewis. Jewish Festivals. Worcester 1961. Clear plastic case. 10.Kochan Bernice. Little Book of Hawaiian Flowers. Cleveland Kinoike Press 1964. 11.Kornblum Allan. Threshold. Toothpaste Press 1976. 12.Los Angeles. Portraits of Some Famous Printers. Los Angeles Zamorano Club 1992. 13. Los Angeles.Clark Memorial Library. Retrospective Printing by William M. Cheney. 14. Los Angeles. Hand-Press Printing. Second International Antiquarian Book Fair Los Angeles 1967. 15-17. Los Angeles. Jake Zeitlin and the Big Red Barn 3 copies: 150 copies printed from the Hong Kong edition. 2 copies. Dawson's Bookshop. 1972. Printed by Cathay Press Hong Kong. 18. Robinson W.W. Little History of a Big City. Los Angeles Dawson's 19. Weber Francis J. Farmer's Market. Junipero Serra Press 1991. 300 copies. 20. Inaugural address of John Kennedy. 21. LCP's Desert 22-23. Los Angeles. Book Shops by LCP. 1965. 2 copies. 24. San Xavier del Bac. San Fernando Junipero Serra Press 1985. 25. General Sebastian Vizcayno 1602. Jornada Principal de las Californias. Mexico1963. 25. Dictionaries in the Midget Series. Spanish-English. 26. Dictionaries in the Midget Series. Italian-English. 27. Dante. La Vita Nuova. Venice. Rosen. 1907. Leather binding partly disbound. 28. Marti Jose. 105 Pensimientos Sustanciales. La Habana 1961. 29. Cangiullo: 30 proverbi napoletani. 30. Rigotti Giuseppe. Proverbi francesi. 31. Big Type Book. 139 copies for Dawson's Bookshop 100 signed by printer Wm. M. Cheney. 32. Some Minor Book Plates.Introduction by Audrey Arellanes. Los Angeles 1975. 33. Churchill Winston. Speech June 4 1940. Printed for Franklin and Judy Murphy Los Angeles 1964. </p> Various [imprints], 1907-1992. hardcover
1821ST16814London: William Pickering 1821-31. 85 x 45 mm. 3 1/2 x 1 7/8". 12 volumes. <br/> VERY PLEASING CRIMSON MOROCCO ATTRACTIVELY GILT BY CAPÉ stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper covers with central gilt fleuron enclosed by blind-ruled frame with oblique gilt floral tools at corners raised bands spine panels with gilt bellflower tool gilt titling turn-ins densely gilt with multiple decorative rolls marbled endpapers all edges gilt. One volume recently placed in a remarkably faithful replica binding. Engraved frontispiece in all but three volumes the second volumes of Dante Tasso and Homer. Virgil with errata slip bound in between pp. 282-83. Keynes 45 47 51 61 72 79 80 81; Bondy pp. 86-90; Spielman 83 93 113 198 205A 407 473 476 502. Isolated tiny rust spots or faint foxing but A SPLENDID SET with no signs of use the text clean fresh and bright the bindings lustrous and unworn.<br/> <br/> This is an exceptionally fine rarely seen complete collection of Pickering's famed miniature Diamond Classics series elegantly bound in red morocco by Capé. William Pickering began his career as a bookseller before turning to publishing in the late 1810s. In 1820 he issued the first in the popular series of "Diamond Classics" miniature books set in tiny 4-1/2 point "diamond" types. Bondy who set aside his arbitrary three-inch limit on size in order to include these books says "Due to the great editorial care and the superb printing and binding which went into their manufacture combined with the importance of their contents these little volumes are now very eagerly collected by minibibliophiles and even more generally by lovers of finely produced books." A number of collectors had their volumes rebound by leading artisans like Charles-François Capé 1806-67 one of the most distinguished binders in France in the middle years of the 19th century and especially well known for the delicacy of his work. He was the binder to the Empress Eugénie and Béraldi calls him "the Bozérian of the second Empire." The present set includes the Pickering Catullus 1824 Cicero 1821 Dante two volumes 1822 Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" two volumes 1831 Horace second printing 1826 Petrarch 1822 Tasso two volumes 1822 Terence 1822 and Virgil 1821. Spielmann singles out the Homer for special praise noting that with its "clear easily legible type" printed by Charles Whittingham it is "one of the best-printed Greek miniature books ever produced." And the Virgil is especially rare: Spielmann and Sheringham aver that all but 100 copies were destroyed by a fire at the offices of printer C. Corrall. The condition here is simply outstanding. William Pickering unknown
52889London: Chapman & Hall Limited 1905 . Miniature book. 58mm x 40mm x 9mm. pp.350. Tan suede yapp binding over limp overs. Gilt title to spine. All page edges gilt. Green marbled endpapers creased and rubbed. Clean text and illustrations throughout just a few creased corners. VG London: Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1905 . unknown
198573401Cambridge MA: Runcible Press ca. 1985. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author/printer/illustrator and printed on Kozo paper. 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches. With 24 linocuts by Parry with alphabet on the opposing versos. Bound in the Japanese manner; string-tied decorative wrappers. An excellent copy of this scarce miniature Marian Parry is an author poet illustrator and watercolor artist. Her books have been published by Knopf Simon & Schuster Greenwillow Heritage Press and Limited Editions Pharos Verlag Switzerland and Scholastic Books. She has had numerous one-person shows. Her work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York the Houghton Library of Harvard University and the Smith College Rare Book Room. The main archive of her work is in the print collection of the Boston Public Library. Founder and senior instructor of the Watercolor Program for the Radcliffe Seminars at Harvard University she was a fellow in the Bunting Fellowship Program at Radcliffe. Parry has illustrated 17 books. The first “The Space Child’s Mother Goose†published in 1958 by Simon & Schuster is still in print. Runcible Press unknown
32481Dundee: Valentine & Sons Ltd N.D. First Edition. Hardcover. 1920s. 18 pages of plates. MacGregor Tartan cloth with red leather label lettered in gold affixed to the front panel and red label on rear pastedown endpaper. The views include Queen's Cross the General Post Office Wallace Statue the Old Machar Cathedral Aberdeen University and more. Light fading to spine else a fine copy. ; 5.2 x 4 cm. Valentine & Sons, Ltd hardcover
50067<p>London Allan Bell and Co. 1836-1837. 6 volumes of a 10 volume set plus The Way to do Good one of the extra volumes uniform with the 10 mentioned in the advert for the set. Editions unknown The Little Philosopher and The Way to Do Good are dated 1837 the rest are dated 1836. Miniature books approximately 82 x 52 mm 3¼ x 2½ inches pages: 1. 2 viii 313 3; 2. viii 190 2 15; 4. vi 2 189 18; 5. 214 2; 7. 2 274; 9. 6 280; The Way to Do Good 4 276. Uniformly bound in the publisher's diamond patterned dark brown cloth gilt lettering and decoration to spine all edges gilt pale yellow endpapers decorative frame to all title pages and chapter headings. No.2: last page of adverts and rear endpaper slightly creased tiny chip to fore-edge of endpaper; No.4: a touch of wear to head of spine; No.5: a touch of wear to top and bottom of hinges 5 mm ¼" split to bottom of upper hinge; No.7: very slightly worn at tail of spine; No. 9 a tiny rub to bottom of hinges slight crack between front endpaper and title page binding tight and firm; The Way to Do Good minute splits at top and bottom of hinges all contents clean no inscriptions. All volumes tight and very good. The Mother at Home is attributed to John Abbott Jacob's brother. Welsh page 1 lists 3 titles in the series No.23-25. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.</p> London, Allan Bell and Co., 1836-1837. hardcover
1942BB114<p>MINIATURE BOOK "Unknown Country" the Story of Czechoslovakia by Preston Benson. London: Lincolns-Prager 1942. With diagram map inside front cover 16pp photographs. 32mo 95pp; pictorial printed wrappers. Fine copy. <br />First edition. On the history and anti-Nazi resistance of Czechoslovakia. Measures 3-1/4 x 2-1/4 inches. <br />No other copy in commerce besides a 1943 revised version printed in the USA.</p> Lincolns-Prager paperback
