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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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
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
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
(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
(N.p.): 1985. Six miniature panoramas, cut by Andruskó, showing city views of Budapest (two volumes), Novi Sad, and Cairo (two volumes), with the sixth volume expanding to reveal a lengthy Dance Macabre. All but the Novi Sad volume are bound in paper wrappers with title on the front cover. The..... More
Subotica, Yugoslavia: (Esperanto Societo), 1983. Five volumes, all unpaginated. One of 100 copies. Each volume depicts distinct imagery pertaining to one of five continents: "Afriko," "Ameriko," "Azio," "Europo," and "Oceanio." Each with a short introduction in Esperanto by noted world-traveler Tibor Sekelj, followed by forty-four linocuts by Andruskó. Fine in..... More
Subotica, Yugoslavia: (Esperanto Societo), 1983. Five volumes, all unpaginated. One of 100 copies. Each volume depicts distinct imagery pertaining to one of five continents: "Afriko," "Ameriko," "Azio," "Europo," and "Oceanio." Each with a short introduction in Esperanto by noted world-traveler Tibor Sekelj, followed by forty-four linocuts by Andruskó. Fine in..... More
Senta, Yugoslavia: 1976. Five volumes. One of 400 copies, these books are a souvenir of the artist's trip to America. The title-page and introduction are printed in three languages, including English. Each book is a collection of twenty to forty woodcuts by the artist, who also printed them. Extremely fine..... More
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia: International Miniature Book Society, 1984. Four volumes, all unpaginated. Olimpia is one of 100 copies; the rest are one of 400 copies. All were produced on the occasion of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Olimpia was illustrated and published by Andruskó separately, and contains hand-printed woodcuts..... More
Senta, Yugoslavia: 1978. Six volumes. Each 29pp. One of 400 copies. A set created after the artist/author Károly Andruskó's visit to Spain. Comprised of: "Madrid," "Sevilla," "Toledo," "Castilla/Andalucia," "Cordoba," and "Granada." Each is illustrated with a series of approximately thirty woodcuts in black & white depicting local scenes. The entire..... More
Senta: 1979. Three volumes, all unpaginated. All feature hand-printed woodcuts by Andruskó that show images of the island of Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands; Puerto de la Cruz, a city on Tenerife; and the neighboring island of La Gomera. All fine in cork wrappers, printed with the title information..... More
Novi Sad: Organization of the Jugoslavian Collectors, 1975. (16)pp. + 59ff. plates. One of 900 copies. Produced on the occasion of Andruskó's 60th birthday, containing black & white reproductions of many of his paintings. Text in Hungarian, Croatian, and English. Fine in gilt-stamped leatherette, with a fine illustrated dust wrapper..... More
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
London: Longman and Co., 1849. (282)pp. A reissue of the third edition. Each book of the Bible is summarized in rhyme. Bound in printed wrappers. General exterior cosmetic wear and soiling, but interior remains remarkably bright. Near fine. (Adomeit B58; Welsh 1218). (2 1/8 by 2; 55x50mm). More
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
Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, (1977). Two volumes. 96pp., continuously paginated. One of 249 copies. Printed in two colors, with sample pages and pressmarks. Introduction by Richard Cady. Bound by Bela Blau in brown leather, gilt-stamped. Housed in a marbled paper slipcase. Fine. (2 3/4 by 2 1/4; 70x55 mm)..... More
Chicago: Black Cat Press, (1966). 43pp. A collection of quotes from the likes of Franklin D. Roosevelt to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Benjamin Franklin to Robert Browning. Bound in red paper wrappers with starry endpapers. Fine. (2 5/16 by 2 1/2; 58x64mm). More
Chicago: Black Cat Press, (1965). 36pp., frenchfold. One of 199 copies. Norman Forgue, the printer, referred to this title as "the first edition in book form." However, he printed a full-size, unauthorized edition during Maugham's lifetime, in 1936, under the imprint of Ben Abramson. Extremely fine in green roan with..... More
Chicago: Black Cat Press, (1968). 58pp. One of 250 copies. Nichols' discussion of Caravaggio's own artistic light, accompanied by illustrations and initials in blue, black, and white. Book designed by Norman W. Forgue and printed by Charles Young at the Norman Press. Bound in blue leatherette with gilt stamping to..... More
Skokie: Black Cat Press, (1976). (46)pp. One of 249 copies. The last two pages are a typefounder's variation from an 1882 specimen book which is a delightful ABC. Slightest rubbing to exterior and expected wear along spine, else fine in brown leather with gilt title and decoration. (2 9/16 by..... More
Skokie: Black Cat Press, (1976). (46)pp. One of 249 copies. The last two pages are a typefounder's variation from an 1882 specimen book which is a delightful ABC. Slightest rubbing to exterior and expected wear along spine, else fine in brown leather with gilt title and decoration. (2 9/16 by..... More
Los Angeles: Blau, Bela, 1965. 24pp. With a frontispiece portrait of Moses. Handset and printed by Blau. The Hebrew text is printed in tablet-shaped borders, followed by a 16-page English translation. Very fine in full leather with heavily gilt upper cover. An exquisite copy of this tiny masterpiece. (Bradbury p.27)..... More
(Los Angeles: Blau, Bela, 1965). 47pp. One of 1,000 copies printed on pure vellum by Bela Blau. With a frontispiece portrait of Kennedy, and with each page handsomely printed within a gold-ruled frame. Very fine in gilt-stamped vellum, with a vellum-covered slipcase, which has a split starting to one corner..... More
(Rosemead, CA): Bookhaven Press, 1968. 48pp. From an edition of 500 copies, this is a proof copy. Illustrated in black & white, with decorations and initials printed in teal. The second publication of the Bookhaven Press, operated by Pall W. Bohne, who wrote, illustrated, printed, and bound the book. Fine..... More
Winterport, ME: Borrower's Press, 1978. 51pp. One of 300 copies, signed and numbered by Jane Bernier, the printer. With the text of seven fables, five of which include hand-colored illustrations. Bound in gilt-stamped blue cloth. Gilt shows a bit of tarnishing, faint rubbing to corners, else near fine. Bookplate of..... More
