Aesop's Fables.
(Van Nuys, CA): Barbara J. Raheb, 1979. (80) pp. One of 300 copies. With illustrations throughout. Very fine in dark green gilt stamped pyroxylin. (13/16 by 5/8 inches; 25x17 mm). More
Miniature Books
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.
Bibliografia.
(62)pp. A selection of woodcuts and other artwork, most in black and white, completed by Andrusko for various publications in the 1970s. With references in Hungarian on facing pages. Bound in full blue cloth with gilt title and border to upper cover. Tiniest traces of rubbing to corners, else fine..... More
Christmas Stamps from Around the World.
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. Fine in gold-stamped red leather. Housed in a green illustrated paper..... More
Ere e Eme.
New Britain, CT: Art Press, (1983). (8)pp. Out of an edition of 300 copies, with is one of 59 numbered and hand-colored, in commemoration of the printer Robert E. Massman's birthday. Illuminated initials precede Sherman's calligraphy, which here presents a title page in Spanish and a Latin gimmick poem, which..... More
He Is Nothing But A Little Boy.
Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, (1980). 24pp. One of 249 copies printed by the Schori Press, bound by Bela Blau, and illustrated by Barbara Raheb. Designed by Norman Forgue, the Press’s proprietor. Very fine in cream pyroxylin with a gilt teddy bear on the front cover. The smallest Black Cat..... More
The Lord's Prayer.
(Evanston, IL): Ward Schori, 1982. (51)pp. On versos, the text of the Lord's Prayer is printed in red with a single-rule border in black; on rectos is a poem originally composed anonymously and found by a Union soldier in Mississippi on the say the southern forces were evacuated. Text printed..... More
Noah's Ark.
Enkhuizen, Holland: Levien, Jack R., 1970. (30)pp. The story of Noahs ark, with Levien's charming drawings. Text in English. Minor discoloration to edges of cover, otherwise fine in red leather with a little ark stamped in gold. A.e.g. (1 1/4 by 7/8; 31x23 mm). More
The Sermon in the Mount.
London: Longman and Co., 1854. 160pp. The text and teachings found in Matthew 5, 6, and 7, with occasional summations in italics. Catchwords and running headers. Bound in full leather, blind embossed, with the title opting for the more customary "on" rather than the somewhat confusing "in" of the printed..... More
Sky Islands.
Austin, TX: Mystical Places Press, 1999. (29)pp. accordionfold. One of thirty-five copies. A collection of stunning photographs by Timm, depicting views of the Canadian Rockies near Banff (misspelt as "Baniff" at the colophon). Timm bound the volume herself in cloud-like white fabric over boards and an open spine of two..... More
Tiny Ex Libris.
New Britain, CT: Robert E. Massmann, 1979. (15)pp. One of 250 copies. Inscribed by Massman at the front flyleaf. A collection of "tiny charmers" of Massman's design. The bookplates are printed largely in brown, but one of a cardinal perched on an evergreen tree is in color. Bound in green..... More
Wildflowers, Volume II.
Winterport, ME: Borrower's Press, 1981. (40)pp. One of 350 copies signed by the publisher, Jane Bernier, and by the illustrator, Jane Conneen. A guide to flowering plants, with eighteen hand-colored illustrations by the artist. This volume is even smaller than the first in the series. Very fine in gilt-stamped green..... More
World's Smallest Bible.
(N.p.): Design Concepts of America, 1977. Single microform sheet + (32)pp. The microform holds all 1245 pages of the Bible, at a reduction of 62,500 to 1. Part of a series of MicroJewel Presentation productions, and accompanied by a booklet that is both laudatory of the technological achievement of the..... More
(Akai, Miyako)
Greetings from Here.
Japan: Miyako Akai, 2008. (62)pp. From an edition of 100 copies, this is one of 90 regular copies. An original story about a winter trip written in Japanese by Miyako Akai, who also designed the book, with editing and translation into English by Larry Seidman. Circles have been cut out..... More
(Almanac)
Almanach fur das Jahr 1887.
Wein (Vienna): Weidman, J., (1886). (68)pp. Begins with eleven portraits of famous women, including the ballerina Fanny Elssler, the opera singer Amalie Materna, and the actress Charlotte Wolter, each accompanied by a caption. The rest of the almanac provides charts of saints' days, a list accounting the number of years..... More
(Almanac)
Kalendar für das Jahr 1917.
Neutitschein: L. V. Enders'schen K.-A. (c. 1917). (26)pp. A miniature German calendar, printed in red and black. Housed in a dark green leather portfolio, decorated with a gilt-stamped four-leaf clover to the upper cover. Loose in the portfolio, and pencil markings to two pages, else fine. (2 7/8 by 1..... More
(Almanac)
London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1820.
London: Company of Stationers, 1820. (24)pp. One engraving of "The London Institution, Moorfields," which spans four pages. The almanac's calendar records the times of sunrise and sunset, as well as various saints' days and term times for academic institutions. The volume also provides a table of the reigns of the..... More
The Aristocrat.
Newton, IA: Tamazunchale Press, 1986. 48pp. One of 250 copies. Reprinted from the poet's frequently anthologized "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Extremely fine in textured orange leather with gilt titling. A.e.g. (2 9/16 by 1 13/16; 65x45 mm). More
(Ashendene Press)
Carmina Sapphica.
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1983. (xviii), 46pp. Second edition. One of 150 copies. This famous miniature book of Horace's songs was first printed at the Ashendene Press in 1923 on a commission from Queen Mary for the library of her magnificent Doll's House. Of that first printing, only a...... More
(Aviation)
Aircraft Markings.
N.p. (1930). (28)ff. An informative watercolor manuscript describing the wing and rudder markings of aircraft from the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Most of the markings date from around the end of World War I, charting the rise of military aviation. The wing marking included under the description..... More
The Old Doctor.
Paisley, Scotlad: Gleniffer Press, 1986. (22)pp. One of 300 copies. A short story by Barnett, employing the use of Scottish dialect, and illustrated with generic scenes of country life. Bound in full blue-green cloth over boards with cover title in gilt. Fine. (2 by 1 1/2 in.; 51x37 mm). More
The Essence of Aspen.
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1976. 63pp. One of 1,000 copies. A collection of epigrams in tribute to the author's home, Aspen, Colorado. Printed in blue and bound in full blue calf with silver titling, the book was designed "to remind the reader of the essence of winter time in..... More
(Bijou Book Hoshino)
The Ants.
Tokyo: Bijou Book Hoshino. 48; 20pp. One of 200 copies. This parent and child set of miniature books was recorded as the world's smallest book in the 1982 Guinness Book of World Records. The "child" book measures a mere 1.4 millimeters square, and contains two Japanese nursery songs entitled "Ants"..... More
(Biography)
Life of Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and Emperor of India.
London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1901. 149pp. + (1)p. ads. One of the "Midget" series of miniature books published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. With portrait frontispiece and fifteen plates. Light soiling to cover, small ownership inscription to front endpaper, else fine in cream boards with red and..... More
(Black Cat Press)
Judge Not a Book by Its Cover: A Few Proverbs Illustrated in the Spirit of Fun.
Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1963. (59)pp. One of 400 copies. This is one of the smallest and most sought after Black Cat Press books. A delightful, light-hearted ABC of proverbs with illustrations facing each letter. The introduction by Norman W. Forgue details the events surrounding the first edition of 1938..... More
(Black Cat Press)
April Stories.
Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1977. (28)pp., frenchfold. One of 249 copies privately printed for the author. Illustrated with drawings in two colors by Elizabeth W. Houghlin. Fine in leather-backed decorated-paper boards. (2 5/8 by 2; 66x51mm). More