London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1979. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 94, (6) pages and 19 plates. Excellent reference catalogue. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE COLLECTION OF MINIATURE BOOKS FORMED BY ARTHUR A. HOUGHTON, JR
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 7373
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 about DAILY SELF-EXAMINATION; OR VERSES AND QUESTIONS FOR EACH EVENING OF THE YEAR
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 127883
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 about THE ENTERTAINING STORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, TO WHICH IS ADDED, TOM THUMB'S TOY
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 120448
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. 126183. READ MORE about FALSTAFF AND HIS COMPANIONS
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 118026
Marcham: Alembic Press, The, 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. A fine copy. READ MORE about A LITTLE BLACK BOOK
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 41892
(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 about LITTLE THINGS TO PLEASE LITTLE MINDS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 78535
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 about MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-FRENCH FRENCH-ENGLISH
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 117653
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 about MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-GERMAN GERMAN-ENGLISH
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 118448
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 about MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-ITALIAN ITALIAN-ENGLISH
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 117652
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
(Solihull, England): The Cherub Press, 1981. Miniature Book (8.5 by 6.6 cm.). paper-covered boards. (12) pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies. Frontispiece. Hand printed on Rives mould-made paper. READ MORE about ROADS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 133834
