Category: Miniature Book

A Miniature Book Romance

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Richmond, VA, Cyclone Books : 2022

Seller ID: PC523-001

Binding: Gold book cloth over boards, brown paper front cov

Condition: Fine

Richmond, VA: Cyclone Books, 2022. Miniature Book. 2 15/16 x 2 1/2 inches. (16) pp. Color photographic frontispiece portrait of Caroline Brandt and Paul Brandt on their wedding day, printer's device on title page; text clean, un-marked. Gold book cloth over boards, brown paper front cover and spine labels titled in gilt, marbled end-papers; binding square and tight. SIGNED and numbered by Tony Firman, SIGNED by the author. PC523-001. Fine.LIMITED FIRST EDITION of 50 copies, this is number 23. Printed and bound by Tony Firman Bookbinding of Weaverville, North Carolina, who has numbered and SIGN...
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Aldus Manutius: A Footnote to History

By: Caroline Y. Brandt

Price: $500.00

Publisher: Richmond, VA, Cyclone Books : 2021

Seller ID: PC821-004

Binding: Leather

Condition: Fine

Richmond, VA: Cyclone Books, 2021.Miniature Book. 2 15/16 x 2 5/16 inches. [vi], (26) pp. Half-title, frontispiece portrait of Aldus Manutius, color illustration of Jean Grolier and Aldus Manutius in Manutius' print shop tipped-in, bibliography; text clean, un-marked. Blind-ruled brown leather titled in gilt on the spine with anchor and dolphin brand in gilt on front cover, also includes a paper portfolio to protect the leather binding; binding square and tight. SIGNED by the author, the printer, and the binder. PC821-004. Fine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED to 30 copies, this is letter M of the tota...
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Galleria Dantesca Microscopica

By: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Price: $1,000.00

Publisher: Milan, Italy, Ulrico Hoepli : 1880

Seller ID: SA1019-030

Binding: Full tan morocco, elaborately gilt

Condition: Good

Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1880. Miniature Book. 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 inches. Unpaginated. [74] pp. Half-title, title page printed in red and black inks, 30 original photographic images mounted on plates with tissue guards, decorative initials, tailpieces, index; text unmarked, title page repaired with cellophane tape, pages toned, some leaves with small marginal chips, text and tissue guard torn at images 15 and 16, ms. notation on half-title. Full tan morocco, elaborately gilt, raised bands, tan leather spine label titled in blind, red leather onlays within a medallion in the center panel of both the fr...
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26 Brief Lectures on the History of Printing

By: David E Kaser (1924-2017)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Spartanburg, SC, Kitemaug Press : 1974

Seller ID: 7818-001

Binding: Gray cloth over boards, printed paper wrap-around

Condition: Very Good

Spartanburg, SC: Kitemaug Press, 1974. Oblong Miniature Book. 1 5/8 x 2 13/16 inches. Unpaginated. [36] pp. Half-title, occasional ornaments in the text; text clean, unmarked, paper lightly toned. Gray cloth over boards, printed paper wrap-around label covers front and rear covers and spine, decorated end-papers; binding square and tight, label toned. SCARCE. 7818-001. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of "about" 175 copies were printed on the Pearl and bound by Frank J. Anderson. The contents of this book first appeared in the Wilson Library Bulletin, copyright 1956 and are reprinted here with perm...
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Fishes in the Wabash

By: David Thomas (1776-1859)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Bloomington, IN, Brown Trout Press : 2001

Seller ID: KGK523-001

Binding: Blue wraps with a wave pattern printed in silver,

Condition: Fine

Bloomington, IN: Brown Trout Press, (2001). Miniature Book. 3 x 2 1/4 inches. Unpaginated. [18] pp. Endpapers decorated with lovely images of 4 species of game fish, title page printed in blue ink including a wave-pattern that is used as headpieces and tailpieces throughout the text; text clean, unmarked. Blue wraps with the wave pattern printed in silver, stitched; binding square and tight. SIGNED by Paul Brown on the colophon. KGK523-001. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 101 numbered copies, this is number 4. The text of this miniature book "is an extract from David Thomas's Travels Through the West...
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Axial Transformations

By: David Wing (b. 1947)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: San Diego, CA, Futura Press : 1992

Seller ID: MM319-013

Binding: Stiff printed paper wrapper with illustrated fabri

Condition: Very Good

PRICE REDUCED!San Diego: Futura Press, 1992. Accordion-fold Oblong Miniature Book. 2 x 2 9/16 inches. Opens to 43 inches. Unpaginated. Bound volume of a single digital landscape photograph in accordion binding, adhered to stiff paper wrapper at the front and back, signed by Wing at colophon, otherwise clean and unmarked. Stiff fabric slip case folds into the form of a box, illustrated to recall a topographic map; light shelf wear to slip case. SIGNED by Wing on colophon. MM319-013. Very Good.LIMITED EDITION of 128 signed and numbered copies; this is number 21. "This book presents a digital ver...
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Bibliography of the Ash Ranch Press

By: Don Hildreth (d. 1991)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: No Place, Miniature Book Society : 1993

Seller ID: SA1019-037

Binding: Black cloth boards, printed metal plate on front c

Condition: Fine

N.P.: Miniature Book Society, 1993. Miniature Book. 2 3/4 x 3 inches. (xviii), (35) pp. Mounted color photograph frontispiece of Don Hildreth, Ash Ranch Press printer's device on title page, embellishments throughout in brown ink, illustrations in black and brown; text clean, unmarked. Black cloth boards, printed metal plate on front cover, marbled end papers; binding square and tight. SA1019-037. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies. Don Hildreth was a well-respected miniature book printer who, although only operating his private press for 5 years before his death in 1991, printed 23 miniatur...
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Bibliography of the Ash Ranch Press

By: Don Hildreth (d. 1991)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: No Place identified, Miniature Book Society : 1993

Seller ID: RGKK819-127

Binding: Black cloth boards, printed metal plate on front c

Condition: Fine

N.P.: Miniature Book Society, 1993. Miniature Book. 2 3/4 x 3 inches. (xviii), (35) pp. Mounted color photograph frontispiece of Don Hildreth, Ash Ranch Press printer's device on title page, embellishments throughout in brown ink, illustrations in black and brown; text clean, unmarked. Black cloth boards, printed metal plate on front cover, marbled end papers; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-127. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies, designed and produced by Rebecca Shady Bingham for the Miniature Book Society. Don Hildreth was a well-respecte...
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The Story & Catalogue

By: Don Hildreth (d. 1991)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: San Diego, CA, Ash Ranch Press : 1987

Seller ID: RGKK819-125

Binding: Dark red leather over boards, gilt-titled spine, o

Condition: Fine

San Diego, CA: Ash Ranch Press, 1987. Miniature Book. 3 x 2 inches. [ii], (14) pp. Title page printed in black, blue, red, and brown ink, drop caps in various colors throughout; text clean, unmarked. Dark red leather over boards, gilt-titled spine; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-125. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, unknown number in gilt leather, of which this is one. The original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. Don Hildreth was a well-respected miniature book printer who, although only operating his private press for 5 years before his ...
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Christmas

By: Doris Warner Welch (1907-1991), compiler

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL, Le Petit Oiseau Press : 1963

Seller ID: II41615-4

Binding: Half dark green cloth, green paper over boards

Condition: Very Good

Chicago: Le Petit Oiseau Press, 1963. Miniature Book. 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 inches. [viii], [34] pp. Color tipped-in frontispiece, printer's device on title page and colophon, typographic ornaments and illustrations throughout; text clean, unmarked. Half dark green cloth, green paper over boards, front cover illustrated in green; binding square and tight. II41615-4. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 150 copies. This volume is an anthology of texts that illustrate the significance of the Christmas holiday. Doris V. Welch was a publisher, collector, historian and bibliographer of miniature books. For many ...
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The Saga of Pecos Bill, A Legendary Folk Hero

By: Edward Sinnott "Tex" O'Reilly (1880-1946)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New Port Richey, FL, The Clearview Press : 2004

Seller ID: KGK523-007

Binding: Color-illustrated paper over boards, spine titled

Condition: Fine

New Port Richey, FL: The Clearview Press, 2004. Miniature Book. 2 13/16 x 2 1/16 inches. [vi], 38, [4] pp. Dedication page, half-title, color frontispiece tipped-in, title page printed in blue and black inks with a typographic ornament, running heads in blue; text clean, unmarked. Color-illustrated paper over boards, spine titled blue foil; binding square and tight. KGK523-007 Fine. LIMITED EDITION 120 copies, this copy is out of sequence. Pecos Bill, in American folklore, was a cowboy hero of the Pecos River region of Texas. Pecos Bill was an exaggerated personification of Western stamina and...
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Bibliography of the Hillside Press, 1971-1980

By: Eleanor I Irwin

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Buffalo, NY, The Hillside Press : 1980

Seller ID: RGKK819-089

Binding: Gilt-stamped red leather boards

Condition: Very Good

Buffalo, NY: The Hillside Press, 1980. Miniature Book. 2 1/2 x 2 inches. xv, (52) pp. Half title, frontispiece, table of contents, black-and-white illustrations throughout; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped red leather boards; binding tight although slightly cocked, hinges lightly stressed. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-089. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this is copy 136. This is the second bibliography of the Hillside Press, the first one published in 1971, and this one shortly after Frank Irwin's death earlier in the year. Irwin and his wife Eleanor r...
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The Rabbit's Nest

By: Elizabeth Reeve Cutter Morrow (1873-1955)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New Port Richey, FL, The Clearview Press : 2004

Seller ID: KGK523-006

Binding: Illustrated paper over boards, gilt titling on fro

Condition: Fine

New Port Richey, FL: The Clearview Press, 2004. Miniature Book. 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 inches. [iv], 32, [3] pp. Half-title, black-and-white illustrations throughout; text clean, unmarked. Illustrated paper over boards, gilt titling on front cover and spine; binding square and tight. KGK523-006. Fine. LIMITED EDITION 100 copies, this copy is out of sequence. The Rabbit's Nest was originally published in 1940. This miniature book includes the original illustrations of Harold Willard in a reduced format. This is a charming children's story about the Ticker family children who discover a box labeled The R...
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Franciscan Missions of California

By: Emily Whytock and Norman Whytock (1907-2002)

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Glendale, CA, Press in the Gatehouse : 1969

Seller ID: CGSZ118-014

Binding: Linen boards with printed paper front cover label

Condition: Fine

Glendale, CA: (Press in the Gatehouse), 1969. Miniature Book. 1 7/8 x 1 15/16 inches. [ii], (53) pp. Decorative initials, 6 illustrations; text clean, unmarked. Linen boards with printed paper front cover label; binding square and tight. CGSZ118-014. Fine.LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies, printed by William M. Cheney at the Press in the Gatehouse. This is a brief account of the establishment of missions in Alta California. Emily Whytock is the granddaughter of Ernest Dawson, and Glen Dawson's niece (Letters to Emily, 1996). This book has no reference to Dawson's Book Shop - another example where ...
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Grandeza de Luis Cabrera

By: Enrique Ramirez y Ramirez (1915-1980)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Mexico City, Mexico, Libreria Anticuaria "Mexico en Libros" G. M. Echaniz : 1964

Seller ID: CGSZ118-025

Binding: Full beige leather decorated in gilt

Condition: Very Good

Mexico: Libreria Anticuaria "Mexico en Libros" G. M. Echaniz, 1964. Miniature Book. 2 x 1 1/2 inches. [viii], 47, [iii], (17) pp. Illustration after title page, pagination restarts after page 47, text in Spanish; text clean, unmarked. Full beige leather, decorative gilt border on front cover and spine, decorative border blind-stamped on back cover, marbled end-papers; binding square and tight, gilt lightly rubbed on spine. Previous owner's signature on rear end-pages with date and where the book was purchased. CGSZ118-025. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies specially printed for Dawson'...
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The Homecoming of the Lost Book

By: Eugenie Schwarzwald (1872-1940), Albert Henry Allen (b. 1975), translator

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL, Black Cat Press : 1961

Seller ID: IY915-234

Binding: Gilt-stamped navy leather

Condition: Very Good

Chicago, IL: Black Cat Press, [1961]. Miniature Book. 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 inches. (27) pp. Color headpiece, tailpieces, text presented in French-fold format; text clean, unmarked, pages toned. Gilt-stamped navy leather boards; binding square and tight, all edges toned, very light shelf wear to covers. Mel Kavin's copy. IY915-234. Very Good.SECOND EDITION, LIMITED to 300 copies, printed with Modern Roman type faces, printed on Berestoke handmade paper that was purchased in 1935, "a few copies" bound in full leather [this being one of those] by Monastery Hill Bindery, Chicago, IL. Illustrations by Cal...
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How a Person May Know Under Which of the Twelve Signs They are Born

By: Ezra Pater

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL, Black Cat Press : 1967

Seller ID: RGKK819-070

Binding: This is one of 25 copies in orange leather, the re

Condition: SOLD AS IS, with all faults

Chicago, IL: Black Cat Press, [1967]. Miniature Book. 1 1/4 x 1 inches. Unpaginated. [40] pp. Double-page title page, ornamentation throughout the text in brown ink; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped orange leather, orange end papers; binding broken at the front inner hinge. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-070. SOLD AS IS. LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies, this is one of 25 copies in orange leather, the remainder in brown leather, all bound by Bela Blau. Design and typography by Norman W. Forgue. This is an excerpt from a volume printed by Durham and True, London and Han...
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An Earthquake Memoir

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Dawson's Book Shop : 1971

Seller ID: OG914-053

Binding: Red cloth, gilt soine

Condition: Very Goo

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1971.

Miniature Book. 2 15/16 x 2 3/16 inches. [vi], (21) pp. Photographic frontispiece tipped in, black-and-white illustration on copyright page; text clean, unmarked. Red cloth, red end papers; binding square and tight, corners rubbed. OG914-053. Very Good.

LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, of which 100 were offered for sale. Printed by Cathay Press, Hong Kong. Rev. Francis J. Weber recalls his experience of the California earthquake in February, 1971.

REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Cent. U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3073.
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An Earthquake Memoir

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Dawson's Book Shop : 1971

Seller ID: CGSZ119-008

Binding: Red cloth, gilt spine

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1971. Miniature Book. 2 15/16 x 2 3/16 inches. [vi], (21) pp. Photographic frontispiece tipped in, black-and-white illustration on copyright page; text clean, unmarked. Red cloth, red end-papers; binding square and tight, some soiling to the cloth on the covers. CGSZ119-008. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, of which 100 were offered for sale. Printed by Cathay Press, Hong Kong. Rev. Francis J. Weber recalls his experience of the California earthquake in February, 1971. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Cent. U.S. Miniature Books, No. 3073....
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California on United States Postage Stamps

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Worcester, MA, Achille J St Onge : 1975

Seller ID: GO1115-003

Binding: Gilt-stamped full blue calf, all edges gilt

Condition: Fine

Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1975. Not Quite a Miniature Book. 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. (70) pp. 6-cent Missionary Bell US postage stamp frontispiece, black-and-white facsimiles of postage stamps throughout with captions on opposing pages; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped full blue calf, all edges gilt; binding square and tight. GO1115-003. Fine.LIMITED EDITION of 1,500 copies. Printed from Spectrum type by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland, and bound by Reliure d'Art du Centre in Limoges, France. This book is a survey of United States postage stamps that feature California. It w...
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