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(Miniature Books) Churchyard, Thomas THE WHOLE BENEFITS THAT PAPER BRINGS.
(Denby Dale) The Fleece Press 2002 miniature book (4.5 x 7.6 cm) decorated paper-covered boards, wood, copper and mesh mock papermaking mold 65 pages.
First edition, limited to 285 copies of which this is one of the 100 specials that are specially housed in a miniature paper mould. This miniature book reproduces a 1588 essay on papermaking by Thomas Churchyard, an English writer who published occasional verse, wartime pamphlets, pageants for Queen Elizabeth I and historical and antiquarian works. Includes 10 engravings by Anthony Christmas. Printed on Queen Anne handmade paper in 6 point Garamond set by Peter Sanderson. The book is housed in a mock papermaking mold fashioned of wood, copper and mesh specially constructed for this edition by Stephen Byrne.
Price: $ 325.00 other currencies Order nr. 71564

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(Miniature Books) Coolidge, Calvin EXTRACTS FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CALVIN COOLIDGE.
Kingsport, TN Kingsport Press 1930 miniature book (2.2 x 1.6 cm) full leather, spine and boards gilt decorated, all edges gilt (xii), 129+(1) pages
(Bradbury, Kingsport Press 3). Excerpts from President Coolidge's autobiography, including the chapters on his accession to the presidency and his leaving office, as well as his rationale for not seeking another term in 1928. Foreword, table of contents.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 117234

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(Miniature Books) COUNTRY CALENDAR
(Andovershire, Gloucestershire) Lorson's Books & Prints (1985) miniature book (6.3 x 4.9 cm) full tan leather, top edge gilt, accompanied by marbled paper covered portfolio containing the suite of plates, all enclosed in a clamshell box with paper spine label. (32) pages
Printed in an edition limited to 150 numbered copies; this is one of 35 lettered copies bound thus and containing an extra suite of plates. (Butcher no.78; Bradbury, Lorson's, 7) Printed by The Whittington Press for Lorson's Books & Prints of Fullerton, CA. Twelve wood-engravings by Gwenda Morgan.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 116449

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(Miniature Books) D'Ambrosio EMILY & OSCAR.
Portage, IN The Compulsive Printer (1980) miniature book (6.5 x 7.5 cm) printed cloth boards, title stamped on spine (iv), 29, (5) pages
Limited to 75 numbered copies, of which this copy is one, and 7 artist's proofs. Signed by the author and the printer E. Mundell. (Bradbury, Compulsive, 3). Illustrated by the author. Poetic reflections on a couple's life. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on front pastedown.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 116444

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(Miniature Books) D'Ambrosio, Joe AN IMPERFECT SOLUTION.
(Phoenix) D'Ambrosio 1997 oblong miniature book (8.5 x 5 cm) cut-out castle form front and back boards with floral-design cloth spine, silver ties (10) pages
Limited to 50 signed, numbered copies. (Bradbury, D'Ambrosio 2, 56; D'Ambrosio 175, 180). Five special boxes bound in a series between the two covers, with linking texts. Various items within the boxes, such as sea shells, pearls, turquoise, silver, dried flowers, coral, and variously colored papers. A specially cast page is backlit by a tiny bulb that lights when that page is opened. The binding features a cut-out castle form on both front and back covers with floral cloth spine and edges. Title and colophon are on outside binding. A very innovative and unusual production.
Price: $ 700.00 other currencies Order nr. 116400

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(Miniature Books) David AN A B C PSALTER.
(San Francisco) Juniper Von Phitzer Press 1998 square miniature book (6.5 x 6.5 cm) cloth, metallic cover label cloth endpapers unpaginated
Limited to 26 numbered copies, signed by the editor and publisher. (Bradbury, Juniper Von Phitzer 56). Selections from the Psalter of King David, edited and arranged alphabetically by Marvin R. Hiemstra.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 116813

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(Miniature Books) Davis, Frank Marshall BLACK MAN'S VERSE.
Chicago Black Cat Press (1961) miniature book (6.0 x 6.8 cm) leather, title gilt-stamped on spine, decorated endpapers 51, (3) pages
Limited to 300 copies, 21 bound later without front cover design, of which this copy is thus. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 7). A collection of African American poetry organized by subject. Printed French-fold.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 116716

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(Miniature Books) De Bury, Richard. PHILOBIBLON.
(Zuilichem, Netherlands Catharijne Press 1992) miniature book (5.8 x 4.1 cm) stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated.
An experimental miniature book limited to only 25 unnumbered copies. Text in Latin and English. This must certainly be one of the smallest editions of this important essays on collecting. Two illustrations.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 116946

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(Miniature Books) DECALOGUS.
Loket, Czech Republic Jan and Jarmila Sobota 1999 miniature book (7.3 x 5.2 cm) leather, decorative onlays on front cover, marbled boards, housed in faux leather pouch unpaginated
Text in ten languages. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed on colophon by the publishers. The Decalogue (Ten Commandments) printed in a cross-shaped format on handmade paper. Gilt text and illustrations.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 117250

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(Miniature Books) Ege, Otto F. THE STORY OF THE ALPHABET ITS EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT. EMBELLISHED TYPOGRAPHICALLY WITH PRINTERS FLOWERS ARRANGED BY RICHARD J. HOFFMAN.
Van Nuys, CA Richard J. Hoffman 1988 miniature book (7 x 7.3 cm) decorated cloth. 78, (4) pages.
Limited to 250 copies (Bradbury, Hoffman 7). A beautiful reproduction of an interesting essay on the history of each letter of the Roman alphabet. Each letter of the alphabet has been printed with Goudy Ornate type surrounded by a colorful arrangement of various printer's fleurons.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 26080

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(Miniature Books) EX LIBRIS MINIMUS: THE BOOK.
(Nappanee, IN Press of the Indiana Kid 1987) miniature book (7.0 x 4.8 cm) quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut 45, (3) pages
Limited to 60 copies (Bradbury, Indiana Kid 17). A study of miniature bookplates, illustrated with color schemes by Joy Weygand. Includes essay on the design process. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on front pastedown.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 117359

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(Miniature Books) FLEECESTREET'S IMPROVED PIG LATIN GRAMMAR FOR MODERN SCHOLARS.
Los Angeles Press in the Gatehouse 1963 miniature book (6.3 x 4.4 cm) quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards 30, (4) pages
Limited to 200 copies. Not in Bradbury. A whimsical Pig Latin grammar. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 116961

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(Miniature Books) Golden, Harry FOUR FROM ONLY IN AMERICA
Phoenix D'Ambrosio 1995 oblong miniature book (8.2 x 6.6 cm) quarter leather, cloth boards with star cutout across spine, clamshell box 57, (3) pages
Limited to 50 signed, numbered copies. (Bradbury, D'Ambrosio, 1; D'Ambrosio 160). Essays about American society and politics in the mid-20th century, from the World Publishing Company's Only in America. Table of contents.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 116399

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(Miniature Books) Gorey, Edward Q.R.V.
Boston Anne & David Bromer 1989 miniature book (3.2 x 3.8 cm) decorated paper covered boards, paper cover label. (64) pages.
Limited to 400 numbered copies signed by Gorey (Bradbury, Bromer 15). Printed by Darrell Hyder and filled with 29 Gorey illustrations in black and white. Binding by Barbara Blumenthal.
Price: $ 725.00 other currencies Order nr. 116883

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(Miniature Books) Hamady, Walter S. THE QUARTZ CRYSTAL HISTORY OF PERRY TOWNSHIP SINCE THE EARLIEST CREATION OF LIFE.
Mt. Horeb, WI (Perishable Press Limited 1977) miniature book (8.3 x 6.5 cm) stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket unpaginated
Limited to 225 copies (Bradbury, Perishable Press Limited 2; Hamady 90). Handmade paper by Laura Evans Hamady. According to Bradbury, illustrations from Hamady's "huge stock of printer's ornaments."
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 117132

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(Miniature Books) Hamer, J. THE SMOKER'S TEXT BOOK.
London John Camden Hotten 1870 miniature book (7.0 x 6.0 cm) original blue polished cloth, beveled edges, gilt frame and title stamped on front cover, title gilt-stamped on spine, all edges gilt (vi), 107, (15) pages
(Welsh 3215). A collection of essays and poetry concerning smoking tobacco and the history of the plant and habit. Engraved half title. Table of contents. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on front pastedown. Boards scuffed at corners and spine. Inside hinges cracked. Another bookplate on front pastedown. Bookseller's descriptive text pasted on front free endpaper. Bookseller's plate on back pastedown. Some light foxing.
Price: $ 550.00 other currencies Order nr. 117183

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(Miniature Books) Hamer, J. THE SMOKER'S TEXT BOOK.
London John Camden Hotten 1870 miniature book (7.0 x 6.0 cm) original green polished cloth, beveled edges, gilt frame and title stamped on front cover, title gilt-stamped on spine, all edges gilt (vi), 107, (15) pages
(Welsh 3215). A collection of essays and poetry concerning smoking tobacco and the history of the plant and habit. Engraved half title. Table of contents. Boards scuffed at corners and spine. Front inside hinge partially cracked. Some foxing.
Price: $ 500.00 other currencies Order nr. 117184

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(Miniature Books) HE IS NOTHING BUT A LITTLE BOY.
Skokie, IL Black Cat Press (1980) miniature book (2.0 x 1.8 cm) cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front cover unpaginated
Limited to 240 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 63). Frontispiece. Illustrated by Barbara J. Raheb.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 116916

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(Miniature Books) Hiemstra, Marvin R. and Lloyd L. Neilson BOXING THE COMPASS.
4 Volumes. San Francisco Juniper Von Phitzer Press 1996 miniature book (6.5 x 5.2 cm) stiff paper wrappers, in paper-covered box unpaginated
Limited to 24 numbered copies, initialled by the authors (Bradbury, Juniper von Phitzer 37). Four volumes, one for each direction, in box with actual compass. Illustrated.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 116819

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(Miniature Books) Horace CARMINA SAPPHICA.
Boston Anne & David Bromer 1983 miniature book (3.5 x 2.6 cm) full morocco with gilt fillets, two raised bands, inserted in tray in larger cloth case with leather spine which also holds the prospectus.
Limited to 150 copies (Bradbury, Bromer 8). Printed by Linnea Gentry using the original plates of the Ashendene Press edition of this book that appeared in 1923 in very few copies for the Queen Mary's Doll's House. Gentry printed the book on the original Ashendene Press that is housed at The Bridwell Library in Dallas. This edition contains an introduction by Michael Hornby and brief notes by the Bromers and Gentry. Four page prospectus to this edition in cloth sleeve with leather cover label which is inserted in a tray in the specially made slipcase holding the miniature book. With the miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on the front pastedown of the miniature book and on the inside cover of the sleeve holding the prospectus. Binding by David Bourbeau.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 116922

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(Miniature Books) Housman, A.E. WHEN I WAS ONE AND TWENTY.
(Bexhill-on-Sea, England Silver Thimble Books 1986) miniature book (7.2 x 5.5 cm) cloth, cross-stich ornament on front cover, clear plasttic dust jacket, slipcase with label unpaginated
Limited to 50 numbered copies, signed by publisher Gordon Murray (Charlotte M. Smith Collection, University of Iowa Library website). Housman (1859-1936), was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Hand-colored endpapers, frontispiece, capitals, and illustration in text. Counted cross-stich red heard tied with gold-shaded bow on front cover.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 117716

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(Miniature Books) Hutchins, Edward H. WORLD PEACE.
(Cairo, NY) Editions 2000 miniature book (8 cm in diameter) heavy card covers which folds out in concertina, with the four pieces loosely inserted in a plastic case.
Second impression, taken from the 1991 first printing, limited to 50 numbered copies signed by the author. A book made up of a circle cut into four sections with each section unfolding to show text and color illustrations and examples of paper engineering.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 117031

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(Miniature Books) ICHTHYOS.
(San Francisco) Juniper Von Phitzer Press 2000 oblong miniature book (9.0 x 5.1 cm) palm leaf boards, cord-bound, in wooden case with metal bands and metal fish attached unpaginated
Limited to 16 numbered copies, initialled by the publisher. A palm-leaf book bound by a cord threaded through holes in the palm leaves. Cords have fish swallowing bait at each end. Color and black and white illustrations of different species of fish.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 116855

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(Miniature Books) IN PRAISE OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN.
Zuilichem, Netherlands Catharijne Press 1994 miniature book (6 x 4 cm) white paper covered boards stamped in gilt. (34) pages.
Limited to 193 copies of which this is one of the 15 lettered copies in which the Hebrew characters have been heightened in gold. Taken from the Proverbs. With typography by Jessica Zeelenberg, printing by Jan de Jong, frontispiece drawing by Auk de Boer and binding by Luce Thürköw.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 116941

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(Miniature Books) James, Angela. THE ART OF BINDING BOOKS.
Wakefield The Fleece Press (1991) miniature book (5 x 7.5 cm) embroidered cloth, paper cover label. (62) pages.
Limited to 290 copies bound thus. Bookbinder Angela James gives an interesting history of bookbinding with a glossary of terms. Illustrated with engravings by Anthony Christmas. A beautiful little book.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 35532

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