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.
(Van Nuys, CA: Raheb, Barbara J., 1979). (51)pp. One of 300 copies. A diminutive collection of the works of this influential Quaker writer and abolitionist, featuring two poems: "The Barefoot Boy" and "Snow-Bound." It also includes a portrait of the poet on the second page. This is the third volume... More
Hyattsville, MD: Rebecca Press, 1988. 38pp. From an edition of 300 copies, this is “the third in a set of three fairy tales in which roses are significant story elements.” Designed by Rebecca Bingham, who signed the colophon, and printed by Darrell Hyder under the imprint of the Rebecca Press... More
(Hyattsville, MD): Rebecca Press, 1983. 118pp. One of 150 copies. Illustrated with whimsical wood-engravings by Sarah Chamberlain. Designed by Rebecca Bingham, who signed the colophon. Published in the bicentennial year of the birth of Washington Irving. Bound in blue cloth with paper label. Very fine. Bookplate of former owner. (2... More
(Hyattsville, MD): Rebecca Press, 1991. (18)ff. A special edition published to mark the birth of a daughter to the printer, Rebecca Bingham. Fine in blue and white handmade paper boards, with a birth announcement tipped-onto the front cover. (2 1/2 by 2 7/8; 63x74mm). More
(Branchburg, NJ: Red Dog Press), 2016. (20)pp. One of eighty copies printed for the XXXIVth Miniature Book Society Grand Conclave, which was held in McKinney, Texas in August 2016. Illustrated with an image of the Texas flag, and with a tipped-in three-cent postage stamp, issued to celebrate Texas's 100th anniversary... More
Florence: Gaspero Ricci, 1838. 401pp. Engraved frontispiece and five full-page engravings distributed throughout. A miniature edition of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Hours of the Virgin, a liturgical devotion in imitation of and performed in addition to the Divine Office. For each division... More
Baltimore: Xavier Press, 1993. 19pp. A timeless essay by Lewis Carroll on the art of correspondence, illustrated with two pasted-in postage stamps promoting letter-writing and a fold-out sample of a letter by the author. In a designer binding by Dominic Riley featuring gilt-tooled envelopes and abstracted stamps in onlays of... More
London: Rock Brothers and Payne, (c. 1848-1859). 144pp. This later edition serves as one of a number of "Bijou Series," also found under the imprint of Rock & Co. Slightly larger than the dimensions recorded by Adomeit. Very mild bowing to rear cover, else a bright and fine copy in... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1968. 103pp. One of 400 copies printed by Grabhorn-Hoyem. This was to have been the last book designed by Bruce Rogers begun in his 87th year, but the corrected page proofs did not reach him until the day of his death in 1957. They gathered... More
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1994. 144, 14pp. Fine in green paper-covered boards and a fine dust jacket. A thimble is attached to the end of a woven ribbon bookmark. (3 5/16 by 2 7/8; 84x72mm). More
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library, (1968). 39pp. One of 500 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom and bound by Bela Blau. The only miniature book published by the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library. Fine in tan leather. Bookplate. (Bradbury p. 256). (2 by 1 5/8; 50x40mm). More
(Evanston, IL: Schori Press, 1982). (ix), 33pp. One of twenty-five deluxe copies bound in leather. A reminiscence, in rhymed verse, about a family barn that was a central fixture in the author, John Troth's, youth. Illustrated with woodcuts depicting farm life and preceded by a short introduction by Ward Schori... 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
Grimsby, England: Robinson, Ernest A., 1891. 38pp. Decorated with eight illustrations, seven of which are full-page. Published as “a curiosity,” this book was the smallest in the world to be printed from movable type until Galileo from the Bros. Salmin in Padua. At the time of publication of Bondy’s Miniature... More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1982. 11pp.; (20)ff. One of 800 copies signed by D.G. Kelley and Susan Acker, who printed the book at the Feathered Serpent Press. With seventeen stamps from such places as Christmas Island, Guyana, and Morocco. Scant soiling to top edge, else fine in gold-stamped red leather... More
Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1980. 62pp. One of 300 copies, signed by the author, Daniel J. Boorstin, the illustrator, Dianne Weiss, and the printers, Susan Acker and Don Greame Kelley. With illustrations throughout printed in orange. A lovely production from the Somesuch Press, bound in buff cloth. Bookplate of former owner... 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
Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1975. 383pp. One of 500 numbered and signed copies. Illustrated with black & white photographs. A miniaturized edition of the original, full-sized memoir by the former chairman of Neiman-Marcus, who was also a passionate collector and publisher of miniature books. Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures... More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1985. 26pp. One of 200 copies. Signed by the author and the printer, Peter Wells. Illustrated with five commemorative ballooning stamps from around the world. Very fine in gilt-stamped red cloth. Bookplate of former owner. (2 3/4 by 2 7/16; 70x62mm). 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
Senta: Andruskó Károly, 1978. Six volumes. Each volume 29pp. One of 400 copies. Five souvenir books created after the author/artist, Andruskó Károly's, visit to the country, comprised of: Madrid, Sevilla, Toledo, Castilla/Andalucia, Cordoba, and Granada. Each is illustrated with a series of approximately thirty woodcuts in black & white depicting... More
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 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
