New York, NY: Thomas Whittaker, n.d.. but 1880. Miniature Book (8.7 by 5.0 inches). gilt-stamped cloth, all edges gilt. xii, 108 pages. Translated and abridged from the French by E.L.E.B. Preface by C.M. Yonge, introduction. Slightly rubbed and scuffed at edges. Front inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about GOLD DUST: A COLLECTION OF GOLDEN COUNSELS FOR THE SANCTIFICATION OF DAILY LIFE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133836
Hartford, CT: M. Swift & Sons, 1967. miniature book (7.5 x 5.5 cm). leather, front board gilt-stamped, gilt-decorated endpapers, all edges gilt, in clamshell box. 33+(1) pages. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. (Bradbury, M. Swift and Sons 1). Swift is a commercial firm that manufactures gold leaf, and this book describes the history of that process. Tipped-in color frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Epilogue by M.A. Swift. Bound by Proost en Brant. Accompanied by a...... READ MORE about THE GOLD BEATER
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 117127
(Evanston, IL): Press of Ward Schori, 1988. Miniature Book (8.0 by 7.0 cm.). hexagonal paper envelope. unpaginated. A "joint keepsake" published by The Press of Ward Schori, REM Miniatures, and Kurbel Books to commemorate Grand Conclave VI of the Miniature Book Society, San Antonio, Texas, 1988. READ MORE about Keepsake of Grand Conclave VI, Miniature Book Society
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133928
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1962. miniature book (6.8 x 4.8 cm.). green stiff paper wrappers. 51 pages. The first REM miniature, limited to 2000 copies (Bradbury, REM, 1). Robert E. Massmann was Director of the Elihu Burritt Library at this time. Assisted by Sanford Rich, the former typography and printing instructor at Central Connecticut State University. READ MORE about ELIHU BURRITT, AS MUCH A BROTHER
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 116647
(New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1968). miniature book (4.2 x 3.6 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, slide on paper sleave. 10 pages. Limited to 100 copies (Bradbury, REM, 23). Printed on violet paper and containing illustrations by C. Ernest Massmann. READ MORE about VIOLET
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 116705
New Britain, CT: NK, 1966. miniature book (2.75 x 2.1875 inches). stiff paper wrapper with decorated spine label. Unpaginated. Edition limited to 500 copies. Consists of a yellow stiff paper cover with the nursery rhyme, "The Adventures of the Flighty Old Woman," and bibliographical information printed in green, with red full spine label, speckled in gilt. Inside a sewn-in 14 page book consisting of decorated paper covers and a foreward by the artist. Pasted to..... READ MORE about ADVENTURES OF THE FLIGHTY OLD WOMAN
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 45300
(New Britain, CT): REM Miniatures, 1971. miniature book (5 x 4.9 cm.). white cloth with gold illuminated cover label, slide-on case with cover label. (42) pages. First edition with not limitation noted (Bradbury, REM, 42). Illustrated. READ MORE about ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE CHRISTIAN SYMBOL THAT WAS HADDON KLINGBERG
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 127837
Two volume bound dos-a-dos.
New Britain, CT: Robert E. Massmann, 1978. miniature book (2 x 1.75 inches). full leather, paper cover labels, slipcase. (40); 50,(2) pages. Two volume bound dos-a-dos. Limited to 250 numbered copies printed and bound by Massmann with hand-colored illustrations (Bradbury, REM 51). Additional R.E.M. Ego Extra 1978 laid in. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REM MINIATURES, 1962-1978, EMBELLISHED WITH ORIGINAL I LLUSTRATIONS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 31808
2 volumes.
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1986. miniature books (6.1 x 5.1 cm.). blue cloth, paper cover label; stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label, both loosely inserted in slide-on case with paper cover and spine labels. (18); 5 pages with second volume folding out to 5 pages. 2 volumes. Limited to 300 numbered copies signed by Massmann (Bradbury, REM, 71). Accompanied by a paper bound volume "Nutmegger's-Eye View of Dunbar Case." Hand-colored illustrations. Fine condition... READ MORE about THE SAGA OF LIZZIE DUNBAR, OR, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN THE SEDATE VILLAGE OF FARMINGTON,...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 116656
(New Britain, CT: Art Press, (1968). miniature book (3.5 x 3.5 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, slide-on slipcase. 26 pages. Limited to 300 copies (Bradbury, REM, 26). Hand-colored illustrations. An ABC book with Sukie the dog in each illustration. READ MORE about SUKIE'S ABC
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 116640
(New Britain, CT): REM Miniatures, 1983. miniature book (4.7 x 4.7 cm.). brown cloth, paper cover label, slide-on paper case with paper cover label. (36) pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies (Bradbury, REM, 65). Illustrated including some that is hand-colored and one that is a fold-out. Massmann comments on humorous library matters. Only the slightest hint of rubbing to the upper front hinge, else fine. READ MORE about THE WERM TURNS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 116700
(New Britain, CT): REM Miniatures, 1967. miniature book (4.7 x 4.4. cm.). stiff paper wrappers. (22) pages. Limited to 500 copies (Bradbury, REM, 15). Illustrated included two tipped-in drawings of horses. READ MORE about WIN, PLACE, AND SHOW, OR THE FUND RAISING JACK
Price: $27.50 Order nr. 116562
Conway, MA: (Robert L. Merriam), 1980. miniature book (6 x 4.3 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, slide on slipcase. 29, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies (Bradbury, Merriam 7). Illustrations by Janek Prusinski. A short story of morality. READ MORE about CURIOUS EMILY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 127831
Conway, MA: (Robert L. Merriam), 1976. miniature book (5.9 x 4.1cm.). stiff paper wrappers, paper slide-on sleeve with paper cover label. 25+(1) pages. Limited to 1000 copies (Bradbury, Merriam 2). Illustrations by Elizabeth C. Shannon. A short story of New England. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on inside front cover. READ MORE about THE DARLING TWINS; OR, A TRIBUTE TO THEIR TEACHER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133847
Conway, MA: (Robert L. Merriam), 1979. miniature book (5.9 x 4.1cm.). stiff paper wrappers, paper slide-on sleeve with paper cover label. 29, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies (Bradbury, Merriam 6). Illustrations by Janek Prusinski. A short story of New England. READ MORE about J. HAMILTON ROSE; OR, THE EVILS OF WEALTH
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133848
Conway, MA: (Robert L. Merriam), 1977. miniature book (5.9 x 4.1cm.). stiff paper wrappers, paper slide-on sleeve with paper cover label. 23+(1) pages. Limited to 1000 copies (Bradbury, Merriam 3). Illustrations by Ronald Evans. A short story of New England. READ MORE about JOHN CARSON; OR, THE STRANGER IN THEIR MIDST
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133844
Conway, MA: (Robert L. Merriam), 1978. miniature book (5.9 x 4.3 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, paper slide-on sleeve with paper cover label. 31+(1) pages. Limited to 1000 copies (Bradbury, Merriam 5). Illustrations by Melinda T. Merriam. A short story of racism in America. READ MORE about MOSES WASHINGTON, OR, A MAN AND HIS DECISION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133845
Conway, MA: (Robert L. Merriam), 1975. miniature book (5.9 x 4.3 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, paper slide-on sleeve with paper cover label. 24 pages. Limited to 1000 copies (Bradbury, Merriam 1). Illustrations by Elizabeth C. Shannon. A short story of morality in New England. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on inside front cover. READ MORE about PLEASANT BETH; OR, A GOOD GIRL RECEIVES AN AWARD
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133846
(New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures), 1987. miniature book (3.9 cm. shaped like a "V"). stiff paper wrappers with hand-colored paper cover label, small mailing envelope. (10) pages. No limitation given (Bradbury, REM, 77). Keepsake produced for the M.B.S. Grand Conclave V held in Skokie, Illinois. Hand-colored illustration. Signed by Massmann. READ MORE about BOOKS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 116724
N.P. Kurt S Adler Inc., 1977. miniature, paper title label. cloth. (i), 11 pages. A miniature book with the timeless Christmas story of the Nutcracker Suite. Based on the Ballet with Music by Peter Tschaikovsky. A gilt loop makes it perfect for an ornament. Title page and rear page were stuck to the front / rear pastedowns at one point in time and show pealing away. READ MORE about THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 97656
Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Company, (1923). Miniature Book (12.6 by 8.4 cm.). stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Haldeman-Julius Pocket Series No. 414. Other titles in the series follow text. Covers tanned and chipped at edges. Previous owner's name on title and first page of text. READ MORE about THE ART OF HAPPINESS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133882
(New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1978). miniature book (5.0 by 4.2 cm.). stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Bradbury, REM Miniatures 52. Signed by Robert E. Massmann in text. This book was supposed to supplement the REM Bibliography. READ MORE about REM EGO EXTRA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 127975
(New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures), n.d. miniature book (1.4 by 1.2 cm.). paper covered boards, paper front cover label, in printed envelope. (8) pages. Numbered copy with no limitation (Bradbury, REM Miniatures 73). READ MORE about REM GOSPEL
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 128010
Saffron Walden, Essex, England: Geoffrey Parker, (1969). Miniature Book (8.2 by 5.9 cm.). illustrated paper-covered boards, all edges gilt. 373, (7) pages. Note to the reader, table of contents, note on the contents. Includes pages of early editions in facsimile. Black and white engraved portrait of Shakespeare. READ MORE about THE POEMS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133887
2 Volumes.
(New Britain, CT): Art Press, (1975). oblong miniature book (4.0 x 4.8 cm). cloth, paper cover label, slipcase with label. unpaginated. 2 Volumes. Limited to 500 copies (Bradbury, REM 45, 46). Illustrated by the author. Landmarks related to the first battle of the American War for Independence and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. READ MORE about TALES OF THE WAYSIDE INN and HISTORIC BOSTON LEXINGTON CONCORD IN PEN DRAWINGS
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 117166
