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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

(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

(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 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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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

(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 save 20% $28.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55607

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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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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 & 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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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

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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