The 23rd Psalm.
Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1982. (24)pp. One of the tiniest Mosaic Press books ever printed. Extremely fine in gilt-titled blue leather, an unrecorded color. (1/2 by 3/8; 13x11mm). More
When you hold a miniature book in your hand, it is like holding a jewel. A miniature book is usually no bigger than three inches (76 millimeters) tall, and although some need magnification to be viewed properly, most can be read with the naked eye. Dating as far back as 2500 BCE, Sumerian clay tablets with cuneiform writing are considered the prototype for miniature books ...
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Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1982. (24)pp. One of the tiniest Mosaic Press books ever printed. Extremely fine in gilt-titled blue leather, an unrecorded color. (1/2 by 3/8; 13x11mm). More
San Francisco, CA: Juniper Von Phitzer Press, 1986. (106)pp. One of 175 copies. Signed by Von Phitzer at the colophon. A typographic abecedarian, pairing each letter with stock woodcuts printed in many colors. Bound in full blue leather, gilt-titling to spine. Fine. A.e.g. (2 3/8 by 2 7/8; 60x73mm). More
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1966. (vii),(12)pp. One of 500 copies. The cover rhyme of the old woman "tossed up in a basket, seventeen times as high as the moon" is depicted in a handcolored panorama, based on a nineteenth-century children's book of the same format. Some sunning, rubbing to..... More
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1966. (vii),(12)pp. One of 500 copies. The cover rhyme of the old woman "tossed up in a basket, seventeen times as high as the moon" is depicted in a handcolored panorama, based on a nineteenth-century children's book of the same format. Some sunning, rubbing to..... More
Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1962. (48)pp. One of 400 copies. With an introduction by Lloyd Emerson Siberell and decorations by Calvin Brazelton. Light wear to top and bottom of spine, else near fine in gilt-stamped brown leather. A.e.g. Bookplate of Alene B. Potter. (2 1/2 by 1 7/8; 64x48mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1980. (48)pp. A compendium of the styles of ancient helmets, European in focus with particular attention to Greeks, Romans, and Phrygians. The book was bound in two recorded binding variations; this is neither, being instead an inverse colorway of the variant usually with gilt cover and..... More
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949. Double-feature flipbook, in one direction showing Andy Panda unicyling with confidence, and in the other Buzz Buzzard's stick-up gone awry. Book twelve in a series of "Flip Movies" distributed by Post Cereals in boxes of Grape-Nuts Flakes. Staple-bound in self-wrappers. Mild exterior soiling, else fine. (2 1/2 by..... More
(Vancouver): Heavenly Monkey, 2004. (25)ff. One of fifty copies signed by the artist. Illustrated with ten wood engravings by Shinsuke Minegishi that explore the alternative possibilities presented by the form of various bits of human anatomy. The engravings of a beetle earring on an ear, two feet holding an apple..... More
Santa Cruz, CA: Peter & Donna Thomas, 1997. One of forty copies. Six sheets wrapped around six dowels, so that the viewer can read the Latin aphorism, "Ars est longa / vita est brevis," first, then can twist each dowel to see the English translation and publication information. An innovative..... More
Troy, NY: Moore and Nims, (c. 1860). 64pp. A compilation of short, moral tales, here in a particularly ephemeral issuance from Moore and Nims because of its more fragile binding of pictorial wrappers. Thus remarkably fine, with only faint soiling to covers. A.e.g. (2 3/16 by 1 1/2; 56x38mm). More
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949. Double-feature flipbook, in one direction showing Barney Bear conducting an ill-advised experiment with dynamite, and in the other Tom yo-yoing Jerry. Book five in a series of "Flip Movies" distributed by Post Cereals in boxes of Grape-Nuts Flakes. Staple-bound in self-wrappers. Mild exterior soiling, else fine. (2 1/2..... More
(Vancouver): Heavenly Monkey, 2004. 20ff. One of 55 copies. A near-miniature flipbook printed on the rectos only, produced as a Christmas keepsake for subscribers of Heavenly Monkey, illustrated with a flying dove by Kara Sievewright. The instructions direct the reader to "Flip the bird," which, when followed, cause the dove..... More
Los Angeles: Mariana Blau, 1993. 26pp. One of 90 copies issued as a keepsake for the Zamorano Club. A touching memorial to renowned miniature-binder Bela Blau upon his death. Published privately by his wife Mariana, who also bound the book and wrote the dedication. Eulogies by Francis Weber, Glen Dawson..... More
Los Angeles: Mariana Blau, 1993. 26pp. One of 90 copies issued as a keepsake for the Zamorano Club. A touching memorial to renowned miniature-binder Bela Blau upon his death. Published privately by his wife Mariana, who also bound the book and wrote the dedication. Eulogies by Francis Weber, Glen Dawson..... More
(Watertown): Anne & David Bromer, 1979. 19ff. One of 125 copies. Signed by the artist, Sarah Chamberlain. Contains fifteen of Chamberlain's intricate engravings of exotic animals such as the panda, koala, Siberian tiger, and platypus. Printed on Troya paper in two colors. A very fine copy in the second binding..... More
Wien: (Lichtdruck der K.K. Graphischen Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt), (1912). 22; (126)pp. A facsimilie of Viennese printer Ludwig Bonnoberger's famous prayer book of 1607, presented to a gathering of bibliophiles at the Imperial Court Library in September 1912. Bound in buff cloth with interwoven silver threads. All edges are gilt and..... More
New York: S. Wood, 1811. 254pp. Contains sixteen captioned, paginated, wood or type-metal engravings. In original brown leather, with five double fillets and "Bible" stamped in gilt on spine, rather rubbed. Loss to p. 237/8, lacking free endpapers, typical edgewear. A very good copy. (Adomeit A26; Welch 856.3). (1 13/16..... More
London: E. Newbery, 1786. 256pp. Sixteen plates of engravings depict various significant biblical scenes and personae. Included in the tally are the two engraved title pages, a detail often overlooked in collation elsewhere. A close copy of J. Harris' series of thumb Bibles, here published by Elizabeth Newbery. With the..... More
London: n.p., (1795). 220pp. With eight woodcut illustrations that depict significant figures and scenes, including Adam and Eve, Moses, and King David. Most other known copies contain seven or fewer woodcuts. Adomeit identifies this as the first iteration of at least two issues, which feature reset title pages and texts..... More
(Exeter, NH): C. Norris & Co., 1812. 142pp. A charming thumb Bible with significant stories told in prose followed by supplements with references to verses. Bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations to spine and covers, including the monogram "E. L." to upper cover. Rear flyleaf torn and small..... More
London: R. Wilkin, (1728). A wonderfully illustrated thumb Bible with sixteen copperplate engravings, including two frontispiece illustrations, one preceding the Preface and another prior to the main text, as well as two engraved title pages. Issued by printer and bookseller Richard Wilkin, this is the first English thumb Bible in..... More
(62)pp. A selection of woodcuts and other artwork, most in black and white, completed by Andrusko for various publications in the 1970s. With references in Hungarian on facing pages. Bound in full blue cloth with gilt title and border to upper cover. Tiniest traces of rubbing to corners, else fine..... More
Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, (1984). (29)pp. One of 153 deluxe copies, hand-colored. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. Illustrated by Susan Yockey Sprague with 10 plates of various birds to accompany the ten poems by various authors. Extremely fine in blue leatherette with gilt design. (1 by 3/4; 19x25mm). More
Birmingham: C. Caswell, (c. 1845). 16pp. Hand-colored full-page engraving at the outset of the text depicts the pivotal rescue of the titular nest. Bound in green printed wrappers; at rear cover is the poem, "The Wise Shall Inherit Glory," as a complement to the tale's moral message. Wrappers overall mildly..... More