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ANNE C. BROMER & JULIAN I. EDISON. Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 2007.

Explore 4,000 years of books no taller than three inches. You'll meet Jesus, Picasso, Dante, and Napoleon on your travels. This is the first popularized history on the subject of miniature books, with over 260 full-page illustrations.

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DAVID BRYCE & SON. The Smallest English Dictionary in the World.Glasgow, (c. 1900).

384 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Dr. Johnson. This is one of a number of books published by David Bryce, who created his remarkably small Bibles, dictionaries, Korans, and other subjects using the process of photographic reduction. These English dictionaries were later reprinted by Frederick A. Stokes in America. A scarce copy, with the original ads for "Dixon's Crucibles" as the endpapers and the original engraved, brass-covered locket with inset magnifier. Light scratch to front, else a fine copy in gilt-stamped red leather. (Spielmann 464; Grolier 44). (1 1/16 by 3/4; 27x18mm.).  (20023)  $375.

[GAZETTE PRESS]. Life and Services of Gen. Pierce, Respectfully Dedicated to Gen. Lewis Cass. Concord, 1852.

14 pp. A humorous satire on the life of Franklin Pierce, considered the second piece of American presidential satire in miniature. This lampoon was issued during Pierce's controversial campaign for the presidency. After pages of insults, the author offers a reward of $100 if any of the information can be proven false. Pierce did become the fourteenth U.S. president, although he is better remembered for bringing the first Christmas tree to the White House than for his political achievements. Although extremely fragile in the original yellow wrappers, this is a nice copy of a scarce miniature. (Bromer and Edison 154; Welsh 4385). (1 9/16 by 15/16; 41x24mm.).  (20088)  $485.

[PICASSO, PABLO]. Benoit, Pierre André. Meurs. (Alès, PAB, 1960).

From an edition of fifty copies, this is one of ten copies with an extra plate in sanguine, and signed by the artist and author. Thematically similar to plate 22 in La Tauromaquia (1959), which depicts the instant of death of a bull in a bullfight, this single drypoint etching accompanies a brief poem by the author/publisher Benoit. This is the first of two miniature books illustrated by Picasso. Tiny stain to one text page, paper flaw to lower margin of another, else very fine in publisher's printed wrappers and glassine overwrapper. Housed in a custom morocco-backed cloth folding case. (Cramer 102). (1 1/4 by 1 3/4 inches; 33 x 46 mm).  (17943)   $17,500.