London: Bertram Rota, 1987. Octavo. 283pp., + (28)pp. of illustrations in both color and black & white. One of 400 copies. Barker's investigation of the Frederic Prokosch forgeries. In black, cloth-backed boards. Gilt-titled to spine. A little bit of dust and wear, else a fine copy. More about The Butterfly Books. An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Twentieth Century Pamphlets

Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, (1982). Three volumes. (48)pp. each. One of an unknown number of deluxe copies, signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin, the illustrator, and the author. Twenty-four dog breeds, from Afghan to St. Bernard, are illustrated and described over the course of this three-volume set. Bound by Hugo Grummich... More about Dogs

Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, (1981). (48)pp. One of 50 deluxe copies, signed by everyone involved in the production of the book, including the printer, Miriam Irwin, author, illustrator, and binder. With black & white illustrations by Helen Stephens throughout. Published in honor of Philadelphia on the occasion of the Tricentennial Celebration... More about All's Well

Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, (1982). (24)pp. This tiny, tiny edition contains only Portia's "quality of mercy" speech, quite legibly printed. Fine in tan leather with gilt titling and ornament. (Bradbury, p. 159). (9/16 by 1/2; 14x12mm). More about The Merchant of Venice

Kaposvár, Hungary: József Mautner, 1989. 73pp., + (31)ff. plates. One of 200 copies, signed by the author, József Mautner. Illustrated with black & white portraits of the famed musicians and composers whose biographies are compiled in this volume, including Vladimir Horowitz, the Russian-American virtuoso pianist, and Jascha Heifetz, one of..... More about Jewish Stars of the Music World

Oakham, MA: Oakham Bindery, 1974. 60pp. One of one thousand copies. Illustration of General Gage facing title page and two-page image of the Battle of Lexington. A reproduction of Gage's accounts of an intelligence mission to Worcester, the status of the artillery at Concord, and the Battle of Lexington. Bound... More about General Gage's Instructions

Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1983. 24pp. Inscribed by Stanley Marcus, noted miniature book collector and proprietor of the Somesuch Press, to his friend and fellow microbibliophile Donn Sanford. A collection of love poems by Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Browning, illustrated with two United States "Love" stamps and a British stamp in honor... More about Love

Venice: Ongania, Ferd. 1879. Two miniature volumes bound as one. 354; 231pp. One of 1,000 numbered copies. With two portrait frontispieces and numerous, exquisite engraved vignettes throughout. Includes six sonnets which had recently been discovered by G. Veludo, the dedicatee, under a separate title. As Bondy notes, "The pagination of... More about Le Rime

Venice, FL: Opuscula Press, 1983. 61pp. One of 250 copies. Signed the author, Dunbar, and the printer, Robert Hanson. Frontispiece photograph of Steinbeck, plus tipped-in rendering of Steinbeck's signature flying pig. An overview of directions for collecting Steinbecks many works, including galley proofs, magazine publications, and special purpose books. Bound... More about Collecting Steinbeck

Paris: Pairault & Cie, 1898. 64pp. One of 150 copies. All volumes in this turn-of-the-century miniature series are illustrated in black & white by contemporary French artists, in this case Charles Jouas. Bound in printed rose wrappers with a glassine dust wrapper. Some light toning to title page and final... More about Boum-Boum

Pasadena, CA: Permanent Press, 1975. 69pp. One of 250 copies. Full-page illustrated initials open each of the five chapters of this first volume. The first half of Lathourakis' biography of the infamous Rasputin. Bound in black polished cloth over boards. Lacking second volume, but fine otherwise. (2 11/16 by 2 3/16; 67x55mm). More about aka Rasputin

Chicago: Petit Oiseau Press, 1963. 21pp. One of fifty copies. An amusing story about trying out a typewriter. Very fine in cloth-backed blue boards. (Bradbury, p. 179). (1 7/8 by 1 1/2; 48x38mm). More about The King of Indoor Sports

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 about Flowers & Plants on United States Postage Stamps