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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Utrecht: Catharijne Press, 1985. 37pp. One of 250 copies. A reprint of an essay published in 1880 on the evils of cutting up fine books. Includes a frontispiece engraving of the author as well as two engraved illustrations, one preceding the text and one following. Designed by Bram de Does..... More
(Rosemead, CA): Bookhaven Press, 1968. 48pp. From an edition of 500 copies, this is a proof copy. Illustrated in black & white, with decorations and initials printed in teal. The second publication of the Bookhaven Press, operated by Pall W. Bohne, who wrote, illustrated, printed, and bound the book. Fine..... More
London: Sheppard Press, (1981). Octavo. (xii), 221pp. Long out of print, this is the most important reference on the subject. Dust wrapper shows faint wear, else fine. More
North Clarendon, VT: The Microbibliophile, 2001. Octavo. viii, 357pp. First printing. Contains information on 300 miniature book publishers and over 1,625 miniature books, principally from the collections of the American Antiquarian Society and the Lilly Library. An encyclopedic reference book. Very fine in blue-gray cloth over boards and pale blue..... More
North Clarendon, VT: The Microbibliophile, 2000. Octavo. xvipp.(8)ff., 465pp. First printing. An encyclopedic, indispensable reference book. Scant unobtrusive annotations in pencil throughout, else fine in green cloth over boards and with pale yellow dust wrapper. More
Chicago: Petit Oiseau Press, 1954. 7pp. Although the limitation is not printed in the book, this is one of 100 copies. Doris Welsh's second book, published before she began to use the "Petit Oiseau" imprint. Illustrated with a drawing of the Mayflower as the frontispiece. Bound in purple cloth-backed decorated..... More
Richmond, VA: Cyclone Books, 2021. (v), 13, (10)pp. From an edition of thirty, this is one of fifteen lettered copies, printed on Twinrocker Da Vinci handmade paper and bound in full leather by Deborah Evetts. Signed by the author, the printer, and the binder. Frontispiece portrait of Manutius. A brief..... More
NY: Abrams, 2007. Regular edition. Small quarto. 215 pp. Signed by Edison and inscribed by Bromer on the title page. Profusely illustrated with more than 260 full-color photographic reproductions including numerous full-page illustrations and two-page spreads. A comprehensive history of the miniature book from the earliest Babylonian clay tablets to..... More
Boston & Vancouver: Bromer Booksellers & HM Editions, 2015. 72pp. From an edition of 120, this is one of thirty-five deluxe copies. Winner of the 2016 Miniature Book Society Competition Distinguished Book Award. Designed and printed at Heavenly Monkey, this lovely miniature memoir and bibliography contains stories of pleasure, coincidence..... More
Boston & Vancouver: Bromer Booksellers & HM Editions, 2015. 72pp. From an edition of 120, this is one of 85 copies that make up the regular edition. Designed and printed at Heavenly Monkey, this lovely miniature memoir and bibliography contains stories of pleasure, coincidence, and difficulty for each of the..... More
Boston & Vancouver: Bromer Booksellers & HM Editions, 2015. 72pp. From an edition of 120, this is one of 85 copies that make up the regular edition. Designed and printed at Heavenly Monkey, this lovely miniature memoir and bibliography contains stories of pleasure, coincidence, and difficulty for each of the..... More
NYC: Abrams and The Grolier Club, (2007). Small quarto. 215pp. One of 250 deluxe copies for sale, signed by the authors and including a facsimile of the book in miniature format, together in a specially designed slipcase. Profusely illustrated with more than 260 full-color photographic reproductions including numerous full-page illustrations..... 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
NY: Abrams and The Grolier Club, (2007). Small quarto. 215pp. One of 250 deluxe copies for sale, signed by the authors and including a facsimile of the book in miniature format. Lavishly illustrated in full color throughout, this set won first place in the Gift Book category at the prestigious..... More
Worcester, Massachusetts: Achille J. St. Onge, 1955. 88pp. One of 1,000 copies printed at the Chiswick Press. A brief, sauntering discussion of the traits of writers and of the practice of writing. Very fine in gilt-stamped green leather and in original morocco-backed clamshell box, which is sunned at spine. A.e.g...... More
NY: Valentine's Manual Press, 1922. 192pp. Engravings throughout of historic Yonkers buildings, landmarks, and scenery. A near-miniature account of the history of Yonkers, from its founding to its contemporary commercial, cultural, and social environments. Bound in red leather with gilt title to upper cover. Housed in paper slipcase. Some bumping..... More
Jamaica, NY: Minia Press, (c. 1945). (181)pp. Forty-four sonnets composed during the author's twenty-month correspondence with fellow poet Robert Browning that preceded the two writers' marriage. Many of the sonnets reportedly continue themes and sentiments articulated in the poet's courtship letters. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt lettering and..... More
Winterport, Maine: Borrower's Press, 1979. 96pp. One of 300 copies, signed by Jane Bernier, the printer. Forty-four of Barrett Browning's acclaimed sonnets here reproduced in handy miniature form. Bound in purple leather with marbled paper over boards. Trace rubbing, else near fine. (13/16 by 5/8; 20x16mm). 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
London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1901. 149pp. + (1)p. ads. One of the "Midget" series of miniature books published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. With portrait frontispiece and fifteen plates. Light soiling to cover, small ownership inscription to front endpaper, else fine in cream boards with red and..... More
Glasgow: BRYCE, DAVID, (c. 1896). 240pp. Reduced facsimile of the first edition, which had been printed in Kilmarnock by John Wilson in 1786. Fine in green leather. (Spielmann 69). (1 3/16 by 7/8; 30x20mm). More
Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1987. (iv), 240pp. One of 500 copies. Signed by the printer/binder, Ian Macdonald. A special miniature reprint of the "Kilmarnock" edition of Burns' work, which appeared in 1786. Bound in full blue leather with silver spine titling. Housed in publisher's acrylic box with original title card..... More
Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1978. (28)ff. One of 500 copies. With portraits of Robert Burns and others. Between these are highlights of Burns' compendium of work, including "To a Mouse" and "Address to a Haggis". Pictorial endpapers and printed boards. Fine in a fine pictorial dust wrapper. Bookplate of former..... More
Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1991. (46)pp. Illustrated throughout, to punctuate Caniff's reflections on the passage of time. Caniff was an American cartoonist and alumnus of Ohio State University, to which the copyright of this text belongs. Printed by O. Carroll Prewitt and bound by Miriam Owen Irwin. Very fine in red..... More
Newton, IA: Tamazunchale Press, 1987. 31pp. Truman Capote's essay describes his first meeting with French author Colette, during which she gave him a crystal paperweight and inspired him to start collecting the objects for himself. The book has been specially bound by Tom McEwan to reflect the world in miniature..... More
