Winterport, ME: Borrower's Press, 1980. 32pp. One of 350 copies signed by Jane Bernier, the printer. With charming hand-colored illustrations. Fine in gilt-titled red leather, with gold foil endpapers. (Bradbury, p. 33). (3/4 by 5/8; 19x14mm). More
Glasgow: David Bryce & Son, (1904). 64pp. An unusual oblong-format Bryce with page one containing both the title-page, with an Oriental design, and the first page of the preface. This layout is most likely the uncut version of the Bryce Rubaiyat. Bound in finely gilt-stamped gray-brown leather with yapp edges..... More
San Rafael, CA: Feathered Serpent Press, 1988. (18)ff. One of 190 copies, signed by Susan Acker, the printer. With five postage stamps illustrated with stage coaches tipped-in. Reprinted from "The Sketch Book" (1820). Very fine in pink-printed boards, with matching pictorial endpapers. (2 9/16 by 2 1/8; 66x53mm). More
Mill Valley, CA: Figment Press, (n.d.). (12)ff. One of 150 copies signed by the printer/illustrator Diane Weiss. Printed in red and black, with type ornaments in blue, a "Smokey the Bear" postage stamp tipped-in, and delightful hand-colored pictures. As the bear grows up, the type and the pages increase in..... More
NY: B. Shackman & Co., Inc., 1993. (40)ff. A charming flip book, in which a daring roadster jumps over a bus and six other cars. Bound in illustrated wrappers, all black and white. Minor rubbing to edges and few spots of foxing to top edge, else near fine. (1 1/2..... More
(Vancouver): Heavenly Monkey, 2004. (25)ff. One of fifty copies signed by the artist. Illustrated with ten wood engravings by Shinsuke Minegishi that explore the alternative possibilites presented by the form of various bits of human anatomy. The engravings of a beetle earring on an ear, two feet holding an apple..... More
(Vancouver): Heavenly Monkey, 2004. 20ff. One of 55 copies. A near-miniature flipbook printed on the rectos only, produced as a Christmas keepsake for subscribers of Heavenly Monkey, illustrated with a flying dove by Kara Sievewright. The instructions direct the reader to "Flip the bird," which, when followed, cause the dove..... More
Vancouver, BC: Heavenly Monkey, (2013). (20)ff. One of twenty-six lettered copies. A miniature book made from off-cuts of paper samples that were used for Heavenly Monkey's book Paper Should Not Always Be White. In keeping with that book's theme, the papers included are shades of white, tan, blue, and green..... More
Vancouver, BC: A Lone Press, 1999. (15)pp. One of thirty-six copies. A near-continuous color illustration of a surreal sunrise follows a one-sentence story, written by Burgess and appearing in a lost-to-the-printer volume of similarly brief tales. An introduction states that the printer committed the sentence to memory, and asks for..... More
Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey, 2004. (2)pp, (26)ff. One of fifty copies. A tribute to the little understood technique of letterpress printing, favoring the more common terms over the obscure ones. David Clifford writes: "This little book grew from my fondness for playing with type and multi-colour printing, and a desire to..... More
(Vancouver): Heavenly Monkey, 2008. 20ff.,+ 4 tipped-in paper samples. Second edition. One of 50 copies. Printed to mark the tenth anniversary of its original publication, El Autobus Azul was the first book printed by Rollin Milroy, and this new edition adds a Foreword by him. Four samples of papers collected..... More
Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey, 2003. 6ff., + 30pp. accordionfold strip. One of fifty copies signed and numbered by the author. Initial signature includes a brief introductory essay by Jim Rimmer of the Pie Tree Press and Typefoundry about the new typeface showcased here. The type is called Duensing Titling, named after..... More
Tokyo: Bijou Book Hoshino, 1983. (42)ff. One of 150 copies. A charming exposition on the collection of miniature books. Fine in green morocco with stamping in black, orange, and gold, with matching slipcase. T.e.g. (1 1/16 by 1 1/4; 28x32mm). More
Tampa, FL: Tampa Book Arts Studio, 2009. (viii), 56pp. One of 200 copies. A tidily produced compendium of Lankes' miniature woodcuts, gathered here as plates with accompanying notes. Bound in full Japan paper originally purchased by Lankes for folios to contain his miniature prints. Fine. (2 7/8 by 2 5/8;..... More
Tampa, FL: Tampa Book Arts Studio, 2009. (viii), 56pp. From an edition of 275, this is one of 75 copies in a deluxe binding. A tidily produced compendium of Lankes' miniature woodcuts, gathered here as plates with accompanying notes. Bound in full leather with gilt cover and spine titles, and..... More
(Stillwater, ME: Nancy Leavitt, 1993). (14)pp. One of twenty-six copies. A calligraphic manuscript using gouache and glair, written, designed, and bound by Nancy Leavitt. The letters of the alphabet are arranged into phrases about traveling. Presented in lively hues of orange, olive, violet, and periwinkle, the text is gracefully written..... More
Venice: Ferd. Ongania, 1879. Two miniature volumes bound as one. 354; 231pp. One of 1000 copies. With two portrait frontispieces and numerous, exquisite engraved vignettes throughout. Contains six sonnets which had recently been discovered by G. Veludo, the dedicatee. Ongania explains in his preface that this edition is uniform with..... More
Kasama, Japan: Cannabis Press, 1981. 24pp., + 5ff. One of 200 numbered copies. Explores the Nepalese process of fine papermaking. With two black-and-white illustrations, one of a paper mould and one of sheets drying in moulds. Also includes five paper specimens. Fine in brown, stab-sewn wrappers of handmade paper, with..... More
Tokyo: Bunseido Press, 1978. (15)ff. One of 64 copies. The fourth in Bunseido Press' six-part series of miniatures, this focusing on the suminagashi technique of marbling paper. The initial section provides, in both English and Japanese, an overview of the skill and instructions for its execution. Nine samples make up..... More
N.p. Karen Stahlecker, 1994. One of only ten copies. An eight-panel accordion style fold-out book containing specimens of five bast fibers and three textile fibers juxtaposed with samples of the papers made from them. Each panel of the book is actually a shadow box that houses one fiber and a...... More
(N.p.): Pequeño Press, 1988. (22)ff. Second edition. One of fifty copies, signed and inscribed by Pat Baldwin, the writer, designer, and printer. Cut-out, dissected butterfly wings fashioned of blue paper and handpainted in yellow and red are pasted to a concertina-fold spine so that they open and flutter when the..... More
(N.p. Jo Anna Poehlmann, 1996). (55)pp., frenchfold. One of 100 copies. This ABC is filled with twenty-six terms for the cigar afficionado. Illustrated with cigar labels corresponding to the letters of the alphabet. "F is for full-bodied." "H is for hand-rolled." Bound in dried tobacco leaves over boards. When the..... More
(N.p. Jo Anna Poehlmann, 1996). (16)ff. One of fifty copies. Signed and numbered by the artist. A friendly collection of dog-eared pages, illustrated with hand-colored lithographs of dog's ears, from a pug's to a dalmatian's to a basset hound's, all identified in pencil. Bound in tan chamois over boards, with..... More
Berkeley: Poole Press, 1992. (17)ff. One of 75 copies. Signed by Maryline Poole Adams, the illustrator, printer, and binder. An ABC book showing what baby Alice can do (J, jounce; K, kvetch; L, laugh; and so on). Each page has a wood engraving and text in either red or blue..... 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
