Category: Miniature Book

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

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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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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Fray Junípero Serra, 1713-1784

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Van Nuys, CA, Richard J. Hoffman : 1984

Seller ID: KGK523-013

Binding: Red leather spine, marbled paper over boards

Condition: Very Good

(Van Nuys, CA: Richard J. Hoffman), [1984]. Oblong Miniature Book. 1 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches. 29, [3] pp. Half-title, frontispiece is Spanish postage stamp with a portrait of Serra, title page printed in black with a blue uncial initial, 1 large initial in red, appendix describes the frontispiece postage stamp; text clean, unmarked. Red leather spine, marbled paper over boards, gilt rule on front cover, spine titled in gilt; binding square and tight, minor rubbing to leather, some white shadows at the fore-edge of the rear board. KGK523-013. Very Good. NO LIMITATION STATED, printed in Linotype Cloi...
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Mayor of Indianapolis, Father Joseph F. Weber

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $90.00

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

Seller ID: OG914-052a

Binding: Gilt-titled full black leather, all edges gilt

Condition: Very Good

Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1975. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches. (28) pp. Black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Joseph P. Weber tipped-in, city of Indianapolis seal on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-titled full black leather, all edges gilt; binding square and tight; minor shelf wear. Compliments card laid in. OG914-052a. Very Good.LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, printed from Lutetia type by Joh. Enschedé in Zonen, Haarlem, Holland and bound by Reliure d'Art du Centre in Limoges, France. This volume tells the story of how Father Joseph F. Weber functioned as Mayor of W...
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Up 65 Years to Larchmont

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Bela Blau : 1970

Seller ID: OG914-047

Binding: Gilt leather boards, decorative end papers

Condition: Fine

Los Angeles, CA: Bela Blau, 1970. Miniature Book. 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches. (31) pp. Preliminaries printed in red and gilt, "65 years," frontispiece by Tom Neal, red ornamentation on title page; text clean, unmarked. Gilt leather boards, decorative end papers; binding square and tight. OG914-047. Fine.FIRST EDITION, handset, printed, and bound by Bela Blau. Contains Father Weber's brisk recounting of the locations and contributions of Dawson's Book Shop to the cultural life of Los Angeles, from 1905 to 1970. Bradbury remarks: "Louis Bondy wrote: 'Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles is one of the Ame...
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Up 65 Years to Larchmont

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Bela Blau : 1970

Seller ID: IY915-296

Binding: Gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative end-leaves

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Bela Blau, 1970. Miniature Book. 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 inches. 29, [3] pp. Two half-titles, the first with "65" stamped in gilt on a red background, frontispiece illustration of the chaos in the shop by Tom Neal, signed "TAN" in the plate, title-page with red decorations, tailpiece; text clean, unmarked, offsetting on verso of front free end paper from half title. Gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative end-leaves; binding square and tight. IY915-296. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, handset, printed, and bound by Bela Blau. Contains Father Weber's brisk recounting of the locations and contri...
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Up 65 Years to Larchmont

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Bela Blau : 1970

Seller ID: II41615-10

Binding: Gilt-stamped maroon morocco, decorative end-leaves

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Bela Blau, 1970. Miniature Book. 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 inches. 29, [3] pp. Two half-titles, the first with "65" stamped in gilt on a red background, frontispiece illustration of the chaos in the shop by Tom Neal, signed "TAN" in the plate, title-page with red decorations, tailpiece; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped maroon morocco, decorative end-leaves; binding square and tight. II41615-10. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, handset, printed, and bound by Bela Blau. Contains Father Weber's brisk recounting of the locations and contributions of Dawson's Book Shop to the cultural life of Lo...
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Up 65 Years to Larchmont

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Bela Blau : 1970

Seller ID: SF910-1

Binding: Gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative end-leaves

Condition: Fine

Los Angeles, CA: Bela Blau, 1970. Miniature Book. 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 inches. 29, [3] pp. Two half-titles, the first with "65" stamped in gilt on red background, frontispiece illustration of the chaos in the shop Tom Neal, signed "TAN" in the plate, title-page with red decorations, tailpiece; text clean, un-marked. Gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative end-leaves; binding square and tight. SF910-1. Fine. FIRST EDITION, handset, printed, and bound by Bela Blau. Contains Father Weber's brisk recounting of the locations and contributions of Dawson's Book Shop to the cultural life of Los Angeles, from 1...
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Up 65 Years to Larchmont

By: Francis J Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Bela Blau : 1970

Seller ID: CGSZ118-027

Binding: Gilt-stamped brown morocco, decorative end-leaves

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Bela Blau, 1970. Miniature Book. 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 inches. 29, [3] pp. Two half-titles, the first with "65" stamped in gilt on a red background, frontispiece illustration of the chaos in the shop by Tom Neal, signed "TAN" in the plate, title-page with red decorations, tailpiece; text clean, unmarked, offsetting on verso of front free end paper from half title. Gilt-stamped brown morocco, decorative end-leaves; binding square and tight. CGSZ118-027. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, handset, printed, and bound by Bela Blau.Contains Father Weber's brisk recounting of the locations and con...
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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: GKK220-008

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 minor shelf wear. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. GKK220-008. 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 Sylmar earthquake of February, 1971. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Cent. U.S. Miniature Books, ...
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Following Bernhardt Wall

By: Francis Joseph Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Dawson's Book Shop : 1974

Seller ID: IY915-101

Binding: Quarter black calf, decorative paper over boards,

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1974. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches. [ii], 18, [2] pp. Half-title, frontispiece which is 1 of 4 intaglio reproductions by Tony Kroll mounted throughout the volume; text clean, unmarked. Quarter black calf, decorative paper over boards, spine titled in gilt; binding square and tight, minor use wear. IY915-101. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies printed by Wm. M. Cheney. Father Weber's preliminary study of the work of Bernhardt T. Wall (1872-1956), American historian and illustrator. Weber would go on to produce a more extensive study of Bernhar...
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Following Bernhardt Wall

By: Francis Joseph Weber (b. 1933)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Dawson's Book Shop : 1974

Seller ID: CGSZ118-023

Binding: Quarter black calf, decorative paper over boards,

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1974. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches. [ii], 18, [2] pp. Half-title, frontispiece which is 1 of 4 intaglio reproductions by Tony Kroll mounted throughout the volume; text clean, unmarked. Quarter black calf, decorative paper over boards, spine titled in gilt; binding square and tight, minor foxing to fore-edge and front cover. CGSZ118-023. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies printed by Wm. M. Cheney. Father Weber's preliminary study of the work of Bernhardt T. Wall (1872-1956), American historian and illustrator. Weber would go on to produce a mo...
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The Blocksberg Tryst

By: Frank Irwin (d. 1980)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Franklin, NH, The Hillside Press : 1963

Seller ID: IY915-224a

Binding: Quarter black cloth, decorative paper boards

Condition: Very Good

Franklin, NH: The Hillside Press, 1963.

Miniature Book. 2 3/8 x 2 inches. [x], (71) pp. Frontispiece, 3 illustrations; text clean, unmarked. Quarter black cloth, decorative paper boards; binding square, covers lightly toned. SIGNED by Frank Irwin on limitation statement. IY915-224a. Very Good.

LIMITED EDITION of 310 copies, this is number 246, printed with handset Bulmer Roman type. Five short stories of magic and witchcraft, including, "Peyote and Pomade."

REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Cent. U.S. Miniature Books, No. 1553.
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The Plantin Press. With Illustrations by Joseph Pennell

By: Frank Irwin (d. 1980)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Buffalo, NY, The Hillside Press : 1978

Seller ID: KGK523-009

Binding: Illustrated brown cloth

Condition: Fine

Buffalo, NY: The Hillside Press, 1978. Miniature Book. 2 5/16 x 1 7/8 inches. ix, (2)-(50) pp. Half-title, frontispiece, fleuron on title page in red, 3 illustrations (2 double-page), bibliography; text clean, unmarked. Illustrated brown cloth; binding square and tight. KGK523-009. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 325 copies, this is number 209, SIGNED by Frank Irwin on the limitation page, handset at the Hillside Press in 6-point Bulmer Roman type, hand bound by Hugo Grummich at the Cincinnati Bindery, Inc. This miniature book contains a brief history of the Plantin Press, "the only printing establis...
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Portraitures of Nudes by World Famous Artists

By: Frank Myrle Cushing (1893-1977)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Tustin, CA, Garden View Press : 1975

Seller ID: RGKK819-006

Binding: Maroon cloth over boards, titled in white, decorat

Condition: Very Good

Tustin, CA: Garden View Press, (1975). Miniature Book. 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 inches. Unpaginated. [42] pp. Half-title, text highlighted in red ink, 14 silhouette illustrations in various colors, folding plate at the rear with an illustration of what would be considered today a racially insensitive joke; text clean, unmarked. Maroon cloth over boards, titled in white, decorative endpapers; binding square and tight. Comes in a matching cloth-covered slip case. LACKS the original envelope that is included in the descriptions of 2 copies offered online when this description was written. No copies curre...
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The Royal Letter Patent of Privileges to the Heirs of Cromberger, July 6, 1542

By: Gabriel Saldivar y Silva

Price: $75.00

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

Seller ID: DRR420-002

Binding: Gilt- and blind-stamped full tan leather, marbled

Condition: Very Good

Mexico City: (Libreria Anticuaria "Mexico en Libros" G. M. Echaniz), 1964. Miniature Book. 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 inches. [iv], 52, [4] pp. 15 plates of examples of the presswork of the Heirs of Cromberger; text clean, unmarked, edges of the first half of the text block toned. Gilt- and blind-stamped full tan leather, marbled end-papers; binding square and tight. DRR420-002. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies printed by Gabriel Saldivar y Silva. Juan Cromberger was a Spanish printer who established the first printing press in America. This volume contains several miniature facsimiles of pages f...
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The Quirky Phonetic Alphabet

By: Gemma Black, calligrapher

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Canberra, Australia, Bookarts Press : 2000

Seller ID: IY915-254

Binding: Brown decorative paper over boards, brown leather

Condition: Fine

Canberra: Bookarts Press, 2000. Miniature Book. 2 13/16 x 1 7/8 inches. (38) pp. Title page in calligraphy in two colors, color initial letters with accompanying text; text clean, unmarked. Brown decorative paper over boards, brown leather spine label, printed paper front cover label, end-papers match the paper on the boards; binding square and tight. Mel Kavin's copy. SCARCE. IY915-254. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies, this is number 387. Produced in color photocopy from original artwork by Canberra calligrapher Gemma Black, printed on handmade paper from the now-defunct Bemboka Mill. Be...
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Miniature Publications of Dawson's Book Shop: A Check List

By: Glen Dawson (1912-2016) and Mary Helen Dawson

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA and Portage, IN, Dawson's Book Shop : 1981

Seller ID: EP218-001

Binding: Full brown leather, gilt-titled spine

Condition: Very Good

Portage, IN and Los Angeles, CA: [Dawson's Book Shop], 1981. Miniature Book. 3 x 2 7/8 inches. Unpaginated. Printer's device on last page; text clean, unmarked. Full brown leather, gilt-titled spine; binding square and tight, hairline fracture in leather at front hinge. EP218-001. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, printed by The Compulsive Printer, Elmore Mundell of Portage, IN. A bibliography of miniature books published by Dawson's Book Shop, excluding the miniature books of Thomas Neal, Msgr. Francis J. Weber, and additional printings by Muir Dawson because they "deserve separate listings." "This ...
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In the Beginning

By: Gordon Rouze, compiler

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Sugarland, TX, Arm & Hammer Press : 2004

Seller ID: GKK221-015

Binding: Blue cloth over boards, illustrated paper label of

Condition: Fine

(Sugar Land, TX): Arm & Hammer Press, 2004. Miniature Book. 2 11/16 x 2 1/16 inches. Unpaginated. [32] pp. Title page with a typographic ornament depicting an open book on a reading stand, typographic ornaments at the head of each text, this is an anthology of quotations, most of which occupy a single page, tailpieces; text clean, unmarked. Blue cloth over boards, illustrated paper label of a reader on front cover, printed paper spine label with title, decorative end-papers; binding square and tight. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. GKK221-015. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 50 copie...
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A Tale of the Old West

By: H N Ferguson

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Skokie, IL, Black Cat Press : 1980

Seller ID: KGK523-004

Binding: Gilt-stamped brown morocco, marbled end-papers

Condition: Good

Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, (1980). Miniature Book. 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches. Unpaginated. [50] pp. Half-title, title page printed in black and brown inks with horses in harness vignette, 2 half-tone illustrations printed in brown ink; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped brown morocco, marbled end-papers; binding square and tight, inner hinge broken near colophon. INITIALED by Norman Forgue on the colophon. KGK523-004. Good. LIMITED EDITION of 249 copies, design and typography by Norman W. Forgue, bound by Bela Blau. The half-title contains the following sub-title: "with a little-known footnote to...
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