Search Results for: Miniature Books

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ALBERT SCHLOSS'S BIJOU ALMANACS, 1839-1843.

London: Nattali & Maurice, (1969). 4to. quarter vellum, paper-covered boards, title gilt-stamped on spine, dust jacket. 19, (33) pages, with plate. Limited to 150 numbered copies, 25 with full set of impressions from the plates. This copy is one of 125 without the full set. Introduction by Iain Bain. Schloss's Bijou Almanacs are among the finest of miniature books, five volumes published 1839-43. One leaf of impressions direct from the plate. Introduction gives an account... READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 116189

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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOLY COMMUNION ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

London, England: Henry Frowde, n.d. (circa early 20th century). miniature book (5.8 by 4.6 cm.). original flexible leather. 686 pages. Includes calendar and table of lessons, dates of Easter, readings for holy days, and the Psalms. Cover rubbed and scuffed at edges. Gilding on edges faded. Rear inside hinge cracked. Ink mark on title. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 127879

(Miniature Books). Churchill, Winston S.

KING GEORGE VI: THE PRIME MINISTER'S BROADCAST FEBRUARY 7, 1952.

Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1952. miniature book (6.0 x 4.2 cm). leather, title and author gilt-stamped on front cover, all edges gilt, decorated endpapers. (vi), 27, (3) pages. Limited to 750 copies (Bradbury, St. Onge 8). Frontispiece illustration of the King with a portrait in text. Brief biographical sketch of George VI. The Prime Minister's address to the nation upon the King's death and the accession of Elizabeth II to the throne. With... READ MORE

Price: $900.00 other currencies Order nr. 120923

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CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1953. miniature book (7.0 x 5.0 cm). leather, spine and covers gilt-stamped, all edges gilt, decorated endpapers. (viii), 76, (2) pages. Limited to 2000 copies (Bradbury, St. Onge 10). Black and white illustration of the Queen. The form and order of the service of the Queen's coronation on June 2, 1953 at Westminster Abbey. With the miniature bookplate of Arthur A. Houghton Jr. (AAH) on front pastedown. READ MORE

Price: $165.00 other currencies Order nr. 127854

(Miniature Books). Craig, Helen.

THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

N.P. (Aurum Press, 1981). miniature book (6.0 by 5.8 cm.). paper-covered boards, slipcase. unpaginated. Accordion fold. Color illustrations on slipcase, covers, and throughout text. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 128013

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DAILY SELF-EXAMINATION; OR VERSES AND QUESTIONS FOR EACH EVENING OF THE YEAR.

London, England: T. Nelson and Sons, 1863. miniature book (8.2 by 6.4 cm.). original embossed cloth. 144 pages. Welsh 2136. Preface. Scripture texts and devotional questions. Rubbing and scuffing, especially along edges of spine. Cloth partially split along front hinge. Back inside hinge cracked. Some tanning and foxing. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 127883

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DAILY VERSES.

London, England: Religious Tract Society, n.d., but ca. 1836. miniature book (3.4 by 5.5 cm.). original flexible leather, covers and spine gilt-stamped, all edges gilt, in leather pouch with flap intact. unpaginated. Welsh 2142. A collection of scripture verses in poetic form. Leather pouch rubbed, scuffed, and torn. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Nicely preserved. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 127931

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THE ENTERTAINING STORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, TO WHICH IS ADDED, TOM THUMB'S TOY.

York, England: J. Kendrew, n.d. miniature book (9.6 x 6.5 cm). original self paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. The Centre for Textual Studies at De Montfort University posits a circa 1820 publication date, but also states publication could have taken place any time between circa 1815 and the publisher's death in 1841 (Hockliffe Project website 0028). A work in the publisher's "Penny Books" series. In addition to the two tales mentioned in the title, also includes... READ MORE

Price: $300.00 other currencies Order nr. 120448

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FALSTAFF AND HIS COMPANIONS.

Franklin, NH: Hillside Press, 1966. miniature book (6.0 x 5.0 cm). cloth, spine and front cover gilt-stamped. xvii, 42, (4) pages. Limited to 375 numbered copies (Bradbury, Hillside Press 15). 12 silhouette illustrations by Paul Konewka. List of illustrations, preface by Frank E. Irwin. Excerpts from Shakespeare's works. With miniature bookplate of Alene Potter on front free endpaper. READ MORE

Price: $70.00 other currencies Order nr. 117310

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FALSTAFF AND HIS COMPANIONS.

Franklin, NH: Hillside Press, 1966. miniature book (6.0 x 5.0 cm). cloth, spine and front cover gilt-stamped. xvii, 42, (4) pages. Limited to 375 numbered copies (Bradbury, Hillside Press 15). 12 silhouette illustrations by Paul Konewka. List of illustrations, preface by Frank E. Irwin. Excerpts from Shakespeare's works. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 118026

(Miniature Books). Field, Eugene.

DIBDIN'S GHOST.

Fullerton: Lorson's Books & Prints, 1980. miniature book (7.2 x 5.9 cm.). stiff paper wrapper. Unpaginated. Edition limited to 500 copies (Bradbury, Lorson's, 1). A reprint of Eugene Field's poem from The Book-Lover's Almanac for the year 1893 published by Dupart & Co., New York. With letterpress by Vance Gerry. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 55607

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THE ILLUSTRATED BIBLE; ALSO VERSES ENTITLED RAILWAY TO HEAVEN.

London, England: T. Goode, n.d. miniature book (6.0 by 4.1 cm.). original purple stiff laminated paper wrappers. unpaginated. Bondy 162-3. According to Bondy, this work was published "over quite a long perior during the second half of the 19th century." Lithograph illustrations. Wrappers chipped at edges and along spine. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 127843

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LANGENSCHEIDT'S LILLIPUT DICTIONARY ENGLISH SPANISH.

York, England: Langenscheidt, (1961). miniature book (5 by 3.5 cm.). limp plastic. 640 pages. Table of contents. Includes abbreviations, vocabulary, and numerals. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 133367

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A LITTLE BLACK BOOK.

Marcham: The Alembic Press, 1995. miniature book (7.2 x 6 cm). sewn in eight sections with a Coptic binding in heavy textured black boards. 63 pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies. Printed by hand by Claire Bolton at her Alembic Press. A type specimen book demonstrating the collection of blackletter faces in the Alembic Press archives. Printed in black and red. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 41892

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LITTLE THINGS TO PLEASE LITTLE MINDS.

(Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1979). miniature book (6.5 x 4.5 cm.). marbeled paper-covered boards, paper cover label. (22) pages. Limited to 400 copies. Nine woodcuts by James Bruce illustrate rhyming text by unknown author. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 78535

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MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-FRENCH FRENCH-ENGLISH.

London: Burgess and Bowes, n.d. miniature book (8.5 x 6.0 cm). limp leather. (iv), 254 pages. One of five dictionaries published in the "Midget Dictionaries" series. Includes lists of Christian names, nations, and ordinal and cardinal numbers. Edges stained. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 117653

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MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-GERMAN GERMAN-ENGLISH.

London: Burgess and Bowes, n.d. miniature book (8.5 x 6.0 cm). limp leather. (iv), 254 pages. One of five dictionaries published in the "Midget Dictionaries" series. Includes lists of Christian names, nations, and ordinal and cardinal numbers. Edges stained. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 117654

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MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-GERMAN GERMAN-ENGLISH.

London: Burgess & Bowes, 1938. miniature book (7.6 x 5.7 cm). limp cloth. 222 pages. Revised and corrected edition. One of five dictionaries published in the "Midget Dictionaries" series. Includes lists of Christian names, nations, and ordinal and cardinal numbers. Covers rubbed with some spotting. Former owner's name on inside front cover and on top edge. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 118448

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MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-ITALIAN ITALIAN-ENGLISH.

London: Burgess and Bowes, n.d. miniature book (8.5 x 6.0 cm). limp leather. (iv), 254 pages. One of five dictionaries published in the "Midget Dictionaries" series. Includes lists of Christian names, nations, and ordinal and cardinal numbers. Edges stained. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 117652

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NOVUM TESTAMENTUM GRÆCUM.

London, England: Gulielmus Pickering, 1828. miniature book (9.5 by 5.8 cm). leather with gilt tooling at edges, velvet slipcase, all edges gilt. (x), 511+(1) pages. Kelly 23; Bondy 89; Spielmann 386. Text in Greek, with title and dedication in Latin. Table of contents. Dedication to George John Earl Spencer. Engraved frontispiece by W.H. Worthington of da Vinci's Last Supper. Woodcut of the cross on title. Slipcase worn at edges. Covers rubbed and scuffed at corners... READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 126791

(Miniature Books). Schwarz, Julian.

THREE MINIATURE BOOKS: EIGHT CYCLING SIBYLS, EIGHT FAMOUS CROWS FROM ANCIENT ROME AND EIGHT NUDES ON ONE PLANK.

3 volumes
Monmouthshire, England: Old Stile Press, 1995. miniature. paper covered boards. unpaginated, one fold-out. 3 volumes. First edition, limited to 240 copies signed by the artist. Julian Schwarz, sculptor and printmaker who lives in France, took a floorboard one day and carved into it Eight Nudes on One Plank. He followed this with two more sequences of small but powerful and wonderfully witty woodcuts and the three appear here as miniature books. Each consists of eight... READ MORE

Price: $95.00 other currencies Order nr. 104960

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THE SPIRITUAL HELP.

Birmingham, England: J.C. Barlow, 1826. miniature book (oblong 6.8 by 5.0 cm.). original leather, covers and spine gilt-stamped. iv, 5-128 pages. Preface by the (unidentified) compiler. A collection of scriptural verses and poems. Covers scuffed at edges. Insided hinges cracked. Some tanning at edges of text. Pencil notations on front pastedown and back free endpaper. READ MORE

Price: $150.00 other currencies Order nr. 127922

(Miniature Books). Wesley, John.

A COLLECTION OF HYMNS FOR USE OF THE PEOPLE CALLED METHODISTS.

London: John Mason, 1842. miniature book (7.7 x 5.3 cm). leather with clasp, all edges guilt. 710 pages. Frontispiece, engraved illustration of Wesley. Preface, table of contents, index. A Methodist hymnal containing 769 hymns. Some tanning. READ MORE

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 117934

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