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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Our miniature books are listed below. You may also browse our miniature books by publisher or by century.
Evanston, IL: Schori Press, (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
Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1977. (16)ff. From an edition of 250 copies illustrated in color by Marcie Collin and printed by Carol Cunningham, this copy is in a designer binding by Sonya Sheats. Evoking the fierce battle between the Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat, the artist envisioned "a..... More
(Bexhill, Sussex): Silver Thimble Books, 1983. (42)pp. One of 500 copies signed by the author/artist. A comic, verse retelling of a familiar fairy tale, illustrated with line drawings. Very fine in cloth with pictorial label. (2 1/8 by 1 5/8; 54x43mm). More
Tokyo: Toppan, 2012. (22)pp. One of 250 copies. This ultra-microminiature book, published by the Toppan Printing Company for the Printing Museum in Tokyo, was named the smallest printed book in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records in January 2013. Printed by intaglio, the .75mm-square book contains black..... More
Tokyo: Toppan Printing Co., (1965). This set includes two versions of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis: a micro-miniature book measuring 3/4 of an inch square and an ultra-micro-miniature measuring 4mm square. The micro-miniature contains 29 pages of text, including an explanation of the production of the accompanying..... More
(Tokyo: Toppan Printing Co., 1980). Two volumes: 10pp. each. The larger volume is 1/2-inch square and contains the full text of the Lord's Prayer. Bound in black cloth. The second volume is a micro-miniature, of the same, measuring 1.4 millimeters square, among the smallest miniature books in the world. Bound..... More
Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1985. (12)pp. One of 85 copies. This micro-miniature was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the "Smallest Book in the World" in 1985. The book was printed using offset lithographic methods, with the text area of each page being less than 1 square millimeter..... More
Novi Sad, Serbia: Forum, 1974. One of 150 copies. Accompanying booklet signed by the editor, Arpad Nemeth. Micro-miniature printed on the occasion of the 1974 international book fair in Belgrade. The text is the word "Book" in ten languages, reflecting the publisher's creed that "the book is the most valuable..... More
Germany: Faber & Faber, 2000. (26)pp. An ultra-miniature alphabet, ensconced in a wooden box and protected by a translucent cover. Accompanied by an informational booklet with each highly illustrated letter legible to the naked eye and some notes on the production of the edition. Bound in brown leather. Few nicks..... More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1979. 57pp. One of 300 copies. Signed by the designer, Carl Hertzog. Facsimile of the 1831 edition of this story of a child held captive by Native Americans, told by an English writer. Contains facsimiles of the frontispiece and title-page of the original edition, plus four..... More
N.p. N.P., (20th Century). (2)pp. A tiny version of the Lord's Prayer framed within a book-shaped sterling silver locket. On the cover is the design of a cross. In fine condition. (1/2 by 3/8; 14x11mm). More
N.p. 2013. Silver locket enamelled with clover leaves in green and "Souvenir" on the front cover. The initials "A.B." and "Gilbh. 2013" are engraved inside. A bit tarnished, else near fine with jump ring intact. (3/4 by 7/16; 19x12mm). More
(England: 1935). A seven-page fold-out panorama containing portraits of Queen Mary and George V, as a commemoration of the Silver Jubilee in 1935. Housed in an amber-toned plastic box with silver cover on the front, incised and crafted with a portrait and titling. Fine. (1 3/8 by 1 1/16; 35x28mm)..... More
Berkeley; Mill Valley; San Rafael: Splendid Press, (1981). Four volumes, each 7pp. One of 120 copies. Signed by the printers. Each title was printed at a different private press in California: North at Poole Press by Maryline Poole Adams, South at The Figment Press by Diane Weiss, East at Feathered..... More
Berkeley; Mill Valley; San Rafael: Splendid Press, (1981). Four volumes, each 7pp. One of 120 copies. Signed by the printers. Four titles corresponding to the cardinal directions, North, South, East, and West, each describing the mysterious powers that the sun held over ancient cultures around the globe. The volumes feature..... More
(Mill Valley, CA: Splendid Press, 1983). (44) pp. One of 200 copies signed by the proprietors of the Press, Carol Cunningham, Dianne Weiss and Susan Acker. Lavish, hand-colored illustrations throughout of the horses, the symbolic tetramorph of Saint Mark as a lion, and views of the famous Venetian basilica and..... More
Worcester: St. Onge, Achille J., 1953. 77pp. One of 2,000 copies. Printed at the Chiswick Press in red and black type. With a black & white frontispiece portrait of the Queen. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red morocco, with gilt stamping to covers including double-rule borders. Paste-downs and..... More
Worcester, Massachusetts: St. Onge, Achille J., 1953. 77pp. From an edition of 2,000 copies, this is one of forty-six bound in 1960 with a variant frontispiece portrait of Elizabeth II in profile. Printed at the Chiswick Press in red and black type. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red..... More
Worcester: St. Onge, Achille J., 1973. 55pp. From an edition of 1,500 copies, this is one of thirty-four in a special binding executed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Printed with large ornamental initials in red by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. Tiny book label to rear paste-down, else fine in burgundy morocco..... More
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1976. 63pp. One of 1,000 copies. A collection of epigrams in tribute to the author's home, Aspen, Colorado. Printed in blue and bound in full blue calf with silver titling, the book was designed "to remind the reader of the essence of winter time in..... More
Worcester, Massachusetts: St. Onge, Achille J., 1963. 56pp. Limited to 1000 copies with a portrait frontispiece. Very fine in gilt-stamped blue calf. A.e.g. (Massmann 22; Bradbury, p.253). (2 5/8 by 1 7/8; 67x47mm). More
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1954. 33pp. One of 1000 copies. The text of the inaugural speech by the 34th president of the United States, printed at the Chiswick Press. Includes a photographic portrait of Eisenhower as the frontispiece. A very fine copy in a handsome, gilt-stamped morocco binding by..... More
Worcester, MA: St. Onge, Achille J., 1939. 82pp. One of 950 copies printed at the Merrymount Press. This is the second book bearing St. Onge's imprint. With a frontispiece portrait of Emerson. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full russet morocco with gilt decorations on both panels. A very fine..... More
Worcester: St. Onge, Achille J., (1968). 27pp. One of 2,000 copies with a portrait frontispiece. Very fine in gilt-stamped dark green calf. A.e.g. (Massmann 33; Bradbury, p. 254). (2 5/8 by 1 7/8; 68x47mm). More
(New Britain, CT): Robert E. Massmann, 1979. 84pp. One of 1,000 copies, with a portrait of St. Onge tipped in as a frontispiece. A bibliography of the forty-six miniature and several larger books published by St. Onge, with notations of issue points. Very fine in red gilt-stamped leatherette, with a...... More
