Hyattsville, MD: Rebecca Press, 1986. (36)pp. One of 200 copies published on the occasion of the 1986 Miniature Book Society Conclave. An Art Deco alphabet with each letter formed by a woman with a "haute couture" costume. Bradbury records two binding states, self-wrappers and paper boards; this is neither, being..... More
Watertown, MA: Anne & David Bromer, 1977. (24)pp., frenchfold. One of 150 copies, signed by the printer/illustrator, Sarah Chamberlain. Illustrated with ten charming wood engravings, the text is the first English poem for children intended for sheer amusement. This is Chamberlain's first book commission and the Bromers' first miniature book..... More
(NY: Fisher & Denison, 1871). (30)pp. The young woman's complete guide to flirting, using various accessories. This informative list details how to execute and decode a lady's hidden messages to her suitor, relayed via glove, fan, parasol, and flowers. This was apparently a very subtle art: folding up gloves carefully..... More
Morro Bay, CA: Tabula Rasa Press, 1986. 40pp. One of 100 copies, signed by the author. An essay on the craft, with an ivory scrimshaw plaque done by the author depicting a topsail schooner set into the blue leather binding. Illustrated with a woodcut frontispiece of an anchor, printed in..... More
Worcester: St. Onge, Achille J., 1975. 65pp. One of 1,500 copies. With the 1969 U.S. postage stamp honoring California's Bicentennial tipped-in as a frontispiece. Illustrated with numerous black & white reproductions of postage stamps. Extremely fine in gilt-stamped blue leather. A.e.g. (3 5/16 by 2 1/4 in.; 84x58mm). More
(Berkeley): Poole Press, 1983. (iv), 25pp. One of 100 copies signed by the printer/illustrator, Maryline Poole Adams. Illustrated throughout with full-page hand-colored linoleum cuts depicting young Sambo's encounter with the tigers deep in the jungle. A clever tale, unfortunately reliant on racist stereotypes. Fine in black boards with printed paper..... More
Newport Beach, CA: Gold Stein Press, 1983. 8, 7pp. One of 250 copies. A "tête-bêche," or reversible book, containing two titles about automotive racing in one volume. Fine in tan cloth-backed boards with the titles printed on each cover. (3 by 2 1/8; 75x55mm). More
(Bexhill, Sussex): Silver Thimble Books, 1983. (46)pp. An excerpt from "London Labour and the London Poor," with black & white illustrations. Fine in cloth with pictorial label. (2 1/8 by 1 5/8; 54x43mm.). More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1984. 52pp. One of 395 copies signed by the author, Carlos Fuentes. Illustrated with the six postage stamps designed by the Viennese artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser for the United Nations in 1983, in order to promote human rights around the world. With an Introduction by Henry Raymont..... More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1985. 26pp. Of and edition of 200 copies, this is one of seventy-five specially bound in balloon cloth by Virginia Gannon for members of the Maxie Anderson-Ben Abruzzo International Balloon Museum; the Museum's pin is set into the upper cover. Signed by the author and the..... More
Sudbury, MA: Kurbel Books, 1988. (20)pp., accordionfold. One of 250 copies. Panorama with initials illuminated in gold and colors by E. Helene Sherman, and illustrated with a United States postage stamp of St. Francis. Layout by Robert E. Massmann. Bound by Bela and Mariana Blau in full red leather over..... More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1993. (41)pp. One of 150 copies. Illustrated with two postage stamps attuned to the theme of the poetry, as well as with a two-color rose. With a reluctant Foreword by Leo Buscaglia. Bound in full white cloth over boards with stamping in red and..... More
Newton, IA: Tamazunchale Press, 1986. 61pp. One of 250 copies, with a French postage stamp commemorating Monet's garden paintings tipped in as the frontispiece. A readable and scholarly biography, with chapters on Monet's gardens. Fine in gilt-stamped purple leather, with Faith Harrison marbled paper endpapers. (Bradbury p. 301). (2 3/4..... More
(San Antonio, TX: Valentine J. Poska, 1986). (32)pp. One of twenty-five copies. Illustrated with two postage stamps, one commorative of the sesquicentenary and the other of Texas' own Lyndon B. Johnson. Also included are ten images, probably mimeographed, depicted various emblems of Texan history and culture, among which are cowboys..... More
Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1983. 36pp. One of 395 copies. With an introduction by Ford Ruthling, whose paintings of New Mexico Pueblo Indian pottery were used on a series of U.S. postage stamps in the late seventies. Four of these stamps are tipped-in. Fine in terra-cotta illustrated cloth. (Bradbury, p. 281)..... More
Newton, IA: Tamazunchale Press, 1986. 58pp. One of 250 copies printed in Haarlem, Holland by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. With a postage stamp portrait of Pearl S. Buck tipped in as a frontispiece. Beautifully bound in orange-brown leather by Reliure d'Art de Centre, with Faith Harrison marbled endpapers. Gilt titling..... More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1984. 55pp. One 239 copies printed letterpress. The frontispiece is a tipped-in commemorative postage stamp with a Blue Jay. An essay with several quotes from Twain, including the story of his first regrets at hunting songbirds. Fine in full blue cloth, with an engraved..... More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1982. 11pp.; (20)ff. One of 800 copies, signed by D.G. Kelley and Susan Acker, who printed the book at the Feathered Serpent Press. With seventeen stamps from such places as Christmas Island, Guyana, and Morocco. Trace rubbing to spine, else near fine in gold-stamped red leather..... More
(Rotterdam): Nederlandsche Vereeniging tot bestrijding van het tandbederf, 1931. Square octavo. (54)pp. A delightful illustrated alphabet book produced by the Dutch Association for the Combating of Tooth Decay, who chose the form as a way to help children remember the steps toward proper care of their teeth. Among the words..... More
San Francisco: Juniper von Phitzer Press, 1985. (60)ff. One of 225 copies, signed by the author/printer. The first book of the Press. Each letter starts a quotation, in Latin, by the likes of Horace, Cicero, Caesar, and Virgil. Printed in red and black, with the signs of the zodiac (for..... More
Buren, The Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1985. Oblong quarto. (22)ff. One of 100 copies, signed by the author. Containing two black & white photographs of Karli Frigge at work and thirty-four total tipped-in samples of intricate marbled papers in a rainbow of hues. After apprenticing with a Dutch binder, Karli Frigge..... More
Evanston, IL: Schori Press, 1963. (58)pp. One of 600 copies. Signed by Ward Schori. Printed in blue on silver-flecked paper with borders of wavy blue lines. The frontispiece drawing of a baby asleep on a crescent moon, which is repeated several times throughout the book, is also incorporated in the..... More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, (1990). (20)ff. Signed by Ward Schori. A classic French story with a twist. Fine in black velvet boards, with a gilt design and a jewel in the center. (2 9/16 by 2 1/4; 66x57mm). More
Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1982. 30pp. One of 250 copies, signed by the printer, Barbara Blumenthal, and the illustrator, Abigail Rorer, who contributed the frontispiece portrait of acclaimed Goldwater. Bound in full blue cloth over boards, with paper label to upper cover. Minute rubbing to corners, else fine. (2 5/8 by..... More
Newton, IA: Tamazunchale Press, 1988. 48pp. One of 250 copies. With a Czech posage stamp bearing a portrait of the composer tipped in as a frontispiece. Fine in speckled brown leatherette, with Faith Harrison marbled paper endpapers. (Bradbury p. 301). (2 1/2 by 1 3/4; 64x46mm). More
