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.
Mill Valley: Sunflower Press, 1972. (11)ff. One of 50 copies designed and printed by Carol Cunningham. A collection of early English poetry with charming head and tail-pieces in purple. Some exterior sunning, else near fine in purple boards with large, decorative floral paper labels on each cover. ( 2 11/16..... More
(Mill Valley, CA): Sunflower Press, 1986. 30pp. One of 75 copies signed by the designer, Carol Cunningham. Featuring original illustrations by Maryline Poole Adams, this excerpt from Twain's tale opens with a frontispiece portrait of the author, which also appears on the front cover. Four full-page plates depict scenes from..... 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
(N.p.): Sunflower Press, 1984. 37pp. One of 125 copies, signed by Cunningham. Illustrated with color prints, and with Chinese postage stamps. Photoreproductions of terracotta soldiers act as endpapers. Hint of fading to spine, else eear fine in full gold cloth wtih illustration of The Great Wall inlaid to upper cover..... More
Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1985. (39)pp. One of 85 copies, signed by Carol Cunningham, who printed the book. A brief history of the Inca civilization illustrated throughout with hand-colored illustrations and striking gold-stamped imagery on black paper. This copy bound by Hannah Brown in sheet brass covered with black..... More
