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, OH: Mosaic Press, 1982. (48)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. A surreal story spurring the reader through a series of sibilant setbacks. Illustrations thoughout, ending in a crossword puzzle with answer key. Bound in red cloth over boards with front cover title set in crossword motif. Fine. (2..... More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1979. (48)pp. Signed by the printer and the adapter of Dow's original text, Miriam Irwin. Originally written in 1908, the tale tells of an anthropomophic and empathic doll's affection for her young owner. Bound in pink cloth, gilt-stamped. Some rubs to corners, else near fine. (1..... More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1980. (64)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. An illustration by Sheppard supports Dubois' tale of an enterprising, if nebulous, dog. Bound in tan cloth stamped in brown. Fine. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1982. (48)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. Endpapers illustrate the parts of a dulcimer. Bound in tan cloth with ornaments in brown. Fine. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm). More
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, Roy Moore, and the author, Jeanne Eichling. Twenty-four dog breeds, from Afghan to St. Bernard, are illustrated and described over the course of this three-volume set..... More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1982. (64)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. This one of the deluxe copies, and thus bound in royal purple leather brightly stamped in gold. An appropriate casing for Feinberg's history of the British (meaning English) crown jewels. Fine. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1983. (64)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. A fully illustrated guide to common herbs. Bound in pale cloth, front cover showing herbs in situ, spine titling in green. Fine. (1 1/8 by 7/8; 29x22mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1984. 75pp. One of 360 copies, signed by all four contributors: Miriam Irwin of Mosaic Press; Stuart Nedelman, the illustrator; Linda Donaldson of Gilguy Press; and Hugo Grummich, the binder. This copy with a second signature from Irwin at the copyright page. Nedelman's artwork ornaments each..... More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1983. (32)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. A handy and sagacious compendium of Fraemb's illustrated one-liners, which for a time appeared weekly in the Philadelphia Enquirer. Bound in black cloth over boards, stamped in white. Fine. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1981. (48)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. Godden, who was the Restaurant Editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, here offers recipes for the gourmand on the go, including Fast Fondue and Turkey Crunch. Bond in white leatherette, stamped in red. Fine. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1982. (48)pp. One of 100 deluxe copies, bound in light blue leather with a sterling silver toy soldier embedded in the front cover and a folding wooden stand. Signed by the authors, Bernard and Estelle Toby Goldstein, and the publisher, Miriam Irwin. With five black &..... More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1982. (48)pp. Signed by the publisher, Miriam Irwin. With five black & white illustrations of toy soldiers by Roy Moore. Very fine in gilt-stamped blue leather. (Bradbury, p. 158). (1 1/16 by 3/4; 28x20mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1981. (64)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. Born out of a correspondence and then vacation with Irwin, Hamer here writes a region-by-region description of baskets crafted by the Indigenous peoples of Alaska. Bound in tan cloth stamped in dark brown. Fine. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm)..... More
Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1985. (32)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. Illustrated with four black & white plates of early lighthouses. Very fine in blue leather with a lighthouse in gilt on the front. T.e.g. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm). More
Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, (1979). 45pp. This miniature book tells the story of the woman who made the American flag, supposedly in just one day. Illustrations in black & white by Stuart Nedelman. All edges red. Very fine in full cream leather, featuring a design of a needle and thread with..... More
Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, (1981). (48)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. With illustrations in black & white by Sandra Kitt to aid Christopher Irwin's informative explanation of the origins and compositions of comets. Very fine in gold stamped navy blue cloth. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x20mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1977. (16)pp. A collection of illustrated dolls, many recognizable, including Raggedy Ann and Pinocchio. Fine in self wrappers. (1 by 3/4; 25x19mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1977. (48)pp. Signed by author/illustrator/printer, Miriam Irwin. One of 979 copies. An optimistic accounting of the arrival at a fourth decade. Bound in green leather with gilt-stamping and -titling. Fine. (1 1/8 by 7/8; 29x22mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1977. (48)pp. Signed by the printer and author, Miriam Irwin. A guide to the tenets of happy matrimony for rodents and others. Bound in blue cloth with stamping in black. Fine. (1 1/8 by 7/8; 29x22mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1977. (48)pp. A guide to the tenets of happy matrimony for rodents and others. Bound in blue cloth with stamping in black. Fine. (1 1/8 by 7/8; 29x22mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1983. (16)pp. An illustrated catalog for the Press' publications from that year available for sale. Abrasion to rear cover, else near fine in self wrappers. (1 by 1; 25x25mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1980. (16)pp. An illustrated catalog for the Press' publications from that year available for sale. Abrasion to rear cover, else near fine in self wrappers. (1 by 3/4; 25x19mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1977. (16)pp. An illustrated catalog for the Press' publications from that year available for sale. Fine in self wrappers. (1 by 3/4; 25x19mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1982. (16)pp. An illustrated catalog for the Press' publications from that year available for sale. Near fine in self wrappers. (1 by 1; 25x25mm). More
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1985. (16)pp. An illustrated catalog for the Press' publications from that year available for sale. Fine in self wrappers. (1 by 1; 25x25mm). More
