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.
Chicago: Petit Oiseau Press, 1958. (31)pp. One of 50 copies. The "personal side" of a Florida hurricane, from eyewitness accounts in letters. Set, printed, and bound by Doris Welsh in three-quarter black cloth and coated gray boards. Fine. (Bondy, p. 172). (2 by 1 1/2; 50x39mm). More
East Greenwich, RI: River's Edge Studio, 1970. 45pp. From an edition of 500 copies, this is one of 300 bound in Beau Brilliant cover paper. Illustrated with sixteen tipped-in U.S. stamps, all featuring flowers or plants. Printed by Enschedé in the Netherlands. Fine in stiff green wrappers with gilt titling..... More
East Greenwich, RI: River's Edge Studio, 1970. 45pp. From an edition of 500 copies, this is one of 300 bound in Beau Brilliant cover paper. Illustrated with sixteen tipped-in U.S. stamps, all featuring flowers or plants. Printed by Enschedé in the Netherlands. Fine in stiff green wrappers with gilt titling..... More
East Greenwich, RI: River's Edge Studio, 1970. 45pp. From an edition of 500 copies, this is one of 200 bound in full green leather with gilt titling to upper cover and spine. Illustrated with sixteen tipped-in U.S. stamps, all featuring flowers or plants. Printed by Enschedé in the Netherlands. Fine..... More
(Alès: PAB, 1960). One of forty regular copies, signed by the illustrator, Pablo Picasso, and the author, Pierre André Benoit. Thematically similar to plate 22 in La Tauromaquia (1959), which depicts the instant of death of a bull in a bullfight, this single drypoint etching accompanies a brief poem by..... More
Nappanee: Press of the Indiana Kid, 1976. (10)pp. One of forty-five copies. A miniature recollection of the printer's brief correspondence with George Bernard Shaw. Bound in leather-backed marbled boards lightly rubbed, else near fine. (2 3/4 by 1 7/8; 70x48mm). More
(Nappanee): Press of the Indiana Kid, 1972. 24pp. One of 100 copies printed and bound by James Lamar Weygand. A humorous discourse on the re-use of paper currency between the years 1866 and 1943, with a foldout facsimile advertisement from 1906 and an envelope at the back of the book..... More
Nappanee: Press of the Indiana Kid, 1963. (26)pp. One of 100 copies. Weygand's first miniature book recounts the search for and history of the Albion Press he found in England. Illustrated with cuts of different printing presses. Slight split between frontispiece and title page, else nearly fine in pictorial boards..... More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, (1965). 45pp. One of 500 copies. Nostalgic snippets of poetry by various authors, from Shakespeare to A. E. Housman. The page numbers and other little accents are printed in turquoise. Very fine in black boards with gold decoration. (1 3/4 by 2 1/4; 44x55mm)..... More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, (1965). 45pp. One of 500 copies. Nostalgic snippets of poetry by various authors, from Shakespeare to A. E. Housman. The page numbers and other little accents are printed in turquoise. Very fine in black boards with gold decoration. (1 3/4 by 2 1/4; 44x55mm)..... More
(Evanston): Press of Ward Schori, 1988. 12pp., frenchfold. One of 99 copies, signed by the printer. A nostalgic and heartfelt rumination on childhood and the things that last into adulthood. Printed on damask paper in blue and black, and bound in white flocked boards with gilt stamping. Fine. (2 1/4..... 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
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1974. 32pp. One of 150 leather-bound, numbered copies. Signed by the printer, Ward Schori. Fine in gilt-stamped leather. A.e.g. (2 1/8 by 1 9/16; 55x40mm). 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
(Evanston, IL): Press of Ward Schori, 1988. xvi, 29pp. From an edition of 300 copies, this is one of 100 deluxe copies in a slipcase with a Kennedy medallion encased in its front cover. A tribute to the young president with a frontispiece illustration of Kennedy and the White House..... More
(Evanston, IL): Press of Ward Schori, 1988. xvi, 29pp. From an edition of 300 copies, this is one of 100 deluxe copies in a slipcase with a Kennedy medallion encased in its front cover. A tribute to the young president with a frontispiece illustration of Kennedy and the White House..... More
Evanston, Ill. Press of Ward Schori, (n.d.). 73pp. A book of quotations about the art of lettering, printed in red and black in the calligraphy of G. Harvey Petty. Bound in tan boards by John LaRivière, with a line drawing of a quill and ink well on the front cover..... More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1985. (48)pp. Short story accompanied by discussion of treating snakeskins for binding. Very fine in rattlesnake skin boards, with top edge dyed brown. (2 1/8 by 1 3/4; 55x44mm). More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1985. 42pp. A once-in-a-lifetime astrological celebration, given its due in miniature form. Fine in blue leather, with a gilt comet streaking upwards on the front cover. (2 7/16 by 1 15/16; 62x49mm). More
Székesfehérvár: 1985. 106pp. One of the deluxe edition of 25 copies. This striking and novel miniature book is printed entirely on folded sheets of aluminium foil. It commemorates the 5th Aluminium Conference, which was held in Hungary in May, 1985 in order to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Hungarian..... More
(Tarzana, CA): Barbara J. Raheb, 1999. (61)pp. One of 100 copies. Lavishly illustrated, and hand-colored in gold and jewel-like colors, with images and descriptions of creatures both real and mythical. Mint in full brown morocco, with gilt motif to upper cover and titles. (1 1/16 by 7/8; 28x22mm). More
Agoura Hills, CA: Pennyweight Press, 1992. (14) pp. According to Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures, Barbara Raheb is "the biggest name in the microminiature world, who entered the world of miniature books through the doors of the dollhouse enthusiast." She has produced more than 500 titles; was recognized..... More
(Tarzana, CA): Raheb, Barbara J., 1984. (28)pp. One of 300 copies signed by Barbara Raheb, who calligraphed and illustrated the text of what was a medieval illuminated manuscript. The borders of each page are colored gold. Bound in gilt-decorated black pyroxylin leather, with title in gilt to a red morocco..... More
(Van Nuys, CA): Raheb, Barbara J., 1984. Two volumes, housed in a tiny wooden box with a sliding lid. On the lid is a pictorial printed label. The two volumes are: The Sugar Plum Tree. Poems by Eugene Field. (16)ff. From an edition of 300 copies, this is one of..... More
Van Nuys, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1982. (27)pp. A diminutive coloring book. Mint in red wrappers with an illustrated, hand-colored label. Together with the tiniest box of Crayola crayons imaginable. The crayons, which can be removed from the box, are 3/8 inch long. (1 by 3/4; 24x19mm). More
