(London): Fortune Press, (1922). One of 100 deluxe copies with a limited, signed color etching. Warmly inscribed by Jean de Bosschère, "with greetings of spiritual brotherhood." With a color frontispiece, twenty-one full-page plates printed in black & white and sanguine, and numerous black & white illustrations throughout. The volume opens..... More
Millbury, MA: John L. Boulette, 1962. (vi), 27pp. One of 300 copies. A generational account of the occupation of a peddler. Bound in burgundy paper-covered boards. Slight edgewear else fine. (2 7/9 by 2 1/16; 74x53mm). More
(N.p.): PAB, 1959. (8)ff. One of 77 copies initialed by the publisher, P.A. Benoit. Contains one original serigraph illustration in two shades of blue by Braque, and a brief text in which Braque tells how it feels to make a painting. Fine in plain wrappers with printed dust wrapper. (2..... More
Buffalo: Breed & Lent, (c. 1866). 64pp. The third book in Frances Elizabeth Barrow's smallest and rarest series of Aunt Fanny books, focused on the adventures of two cats, Daisy and Dot, and their owners. In addition to her writing, Barrow was a prodigious teacher in New York City, where..... More
Munich: Bremer Presse, 1931. Quarto. 158pp. One of 250 copies. A collection of songs by von der Vogelweide, a medieval poet and minstrel, whose songs are widely regarded as the pinnacle of the era's German love lyric. He is also responsible for using poetry to political ends, and was the..... More
(Wakefield, Yorkshire): Fleece Press, (1986). Large quarto. (10)pp., + (19)ff. From an edition of 200 copies, this is one of twelve bound by James Brockman. Illustrated with twenty wood engravings printed on handmade paper from the original blocks that were cut by Underwood in the 1920s and ‘30s. Underwood’s Brook..... More
Boston, MA: Bromer Booksellers, (c. 1991). Small quarto. (56)pp. With photographic reproductions throughout in black & white. Catalogue number 66 issued by Anne and David Bromer of Bromer Booksellers. This catalogue, released in conjunction with a lecture delivered by Anne Bromer and an exhibition, celebrates "the fine art of calligraphy..... More
Bromer Booksellers. (96) pp. Our most ambitious catalogue to date, featuring fifty exemplary works in literature, illustration, miniature and children's books, fine printing and artistic bindings. Includes many rare, unique, and autographed items from the 16th century to the present. More
Watertown, Mass. Bromer, Anne & David, 1979. (20)pp. From an edition of 85 copies, only 50 of which were for sale, this is the publisher's copy. Printed by Darrell Hyder. This is the text of the first edition (1840), printed as a micro-miniature with a pictorial opening initial hand-calligraphed by..... More
Watertown, MA: Bromer, Anne & David, 1979. (20)pp. One of 85 copies, only 50 of which were for sale. Printed by Darrell Hyder. This is the text of the first edition (1840), printed as a micro-miniature with a pictorial opening initial hand-calligraphed by Janet Hobbs. Bound by C. Allan Carpenter..... More
Watertown, MA: Bromer, Anne & David, 1979. 46pp. One of 150 copies, signed by Darrell Hyder, the printer. With pen and ink illustrations by Janet Hobbs and an introduction by Herbert H. Hosmer, Jr. This is the text of the original manuscript, which was later shortened considerably. Bound by C...... More
Watertown, MA: Bromer, Anne & David, 1978. 30pp. One of 150 copies printed at the Bird & Bull Press and signed by Henry Morris. This was the first—and last—miniature to be printed at the Bird & Bull Press, and the first Bird & Bull checklist to appear in print. Fine..... More
(Boston): Anne and David Bromer, 1986. (11)ff. One of 160 copies printed at the Firefly Press and illuminated on the title page by Suzanne Moore. This is the publisher's copy, so indicated in Moore's calligraphy on the colophon page. This Elizabethan poem was discovered in a manuscript in 1985 and..... More
(Boston): Anne and David Bromer, 1986. (11)ff. One of 160 copies printed at the Firefly Press and illuminated on the title page by Suzanne Moore. This is the publisher's copy, so indicated in Moore's calligraphy on the colophon page. This Elizabethan poem was discovered in a manuscript in 1985 and..... More
NY: Abrams and The Grolier Club, (2007). 215pp. Miniature edition. This is an exact facsimile of Bromer & Edison's important reference work on miniature books, reproduced on a miniature scale. Profusely illustrated with more than 260 full-color photographic reproductions, including numerous full-page illustrations and two-page spreads. A comprehensive history of..... More
Boston: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., 1985. (6)ff. Signed by the author to the front cover, beneath her printed name. A miniature book-sized pamphlet containing an article written by Anne Bromer for the Autumn 1985 issue of AB Bookman's Weekly, exploring the merits of miniature books. Printed by Colonial Printers for Bromer..... More
Bronte Press, 1998. (28)pp. One of 60 copies, signed by Suzanne Smith Pruchnicki. Calligraphy and illustrations by Suzanne Pruchnicki, with hand-coloring by her and Paul Pruchnicki. A compilation of verses from Shakespeare depicting the seasons, as observed by him from his home in rural England. (3 by 2 7/16; 77x62mm)..... More
Bronte Press, 1999. (20)pp. One of 60 copies, signed by Suzanne Smith Pruchnicki. Hand-colored illustrations by Suzanne and Paul Pruchnicki. A story for the changing of the millenium, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen and printed in summer 1999. Fine in marbled paper over boards with a hand-decorated title label to..... More
(Manteno, IL): Brontë Press, 1989. (21)pp. One of 75 copies, signed by the author at the colophon. Ten hand-colored illustrations follow the charming maneuvers of a coachman at Christmastime. Bound in floral paper over boards, with paper label to upper cover. Fine. (2 1/8 by 2 13/16; 55x70 mm). More
(Manteno, IL): Brontë Press, 1993. (24)pp. One of 55 copies, signed and numbered by Prutchnicki. The hand-colored line drawings follow the travels and impressions of a young Alexander as he follows a journey similar to that of Alexander the Great. Bound in teal paper over boards with paper label to..... More
Manteno, IL: Brontë Press, 1995. (17)pp. One of 55 copies, signed and numbered by Prutchnicki, who, in addition to authoring and illustrating the book, printed it and hand-colored it in conjunction with Paul Prutchnicki. A loving and lovely perspective of the San Xavier Mission, the gardens and architectural details of..... More
Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1985. (39)pp. One of 85 copies, signed by Carol Cunningham, who printed the book. A brief history of the Inca civilization illustrated throughout with hand-colored illustrations and striking gold-stamped imagery on black paper. This copy bound by Hannah Brown in sheet brass covered with black..... More
Concord (NH): John F. Brown, 1837. 64mo. 16pp. Engravings throughout. Descriptions, with both moral and functional value, of various objects, including a windmill, a cannon, a tent, and a barge. In printed pale orange paper wrappers. Foxed, else near fine and very scarce. Signature of former owner on title page..... More
(Portland, OR: Vela Noche, 2010). Folio. (17)ff. One of thirty copies, this one being out of series. Fourteen of Lauren Henkin's photographs make up the majority of the book, with Kirsten Rian's poem, "Fieldnotes," appearing on the penultimate page. The poem, from which the book's title derives, meditates with equal..... More
Paris: Officina Bodoni for the Pegasus Press, 1929. Quarto. 30pp., (51)ff. One of 175 copies printed at the Officina Bodoni. With an Introduction by Henry Thomas and descriptive notes by Stanley Morison. Following these are forty-nine facsimile leaves in collotype reproducing the surviving text and plates of Brun's two writing..... More
