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.
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, (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, 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
