Salisbury: : Lime Rock Press 1983. First miniature edition regular issue limited to 100 copies following 25 deluxe copies of which this is number 40 and signed by the illustrator and binder. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Miniature 2.125 x 2 inches; 55 x 50 mm. Publisher's blue cloth front board lettered in gilt; all edges of the text block rough trimmed; endpapers from the text. Miniature book. Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens. Catryna Ten Eyck illustrator. Adam's Diary. Salisbury: Lime Rock Press 1983. First miniature edition regular issue limited to 100 copies following 25 deluxe copies of which this is number 40 and signed by the illustrator and binder. Miniature 2.125 x 2 inches; 55 x 50 mm. 10 30 3 3 blank 1 1 blank pages note: first two and last two leaves serve as the endpapers. Full-page illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's blue cloth front board lettered in gilt; all edges of the text block rough trimmed; endpapers from the text. Spine barely leaning. About fine. Bradbury 2952 p. 133. #10301. Lime Rock Press, hardcover
Baltimore: : The Xavier Press 1988. First edition limited to 175 copies of which this is number 107. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Miniature 2.25 x 1.75 inches; 58 x 45 mm. Publisher's brown cloth spine and front board lettered in gilt; all edges of the text block trimmed; brownish-orange endpapers with a pocket affixed to the rear endpaper for two type samples only one present. In the original glassine. Miniature book. Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens. The Old Time Printer. Baltimore: The Xavier Press 1988. First edition limited to 175 copies of which this is number 107. Miniature 2.25 x 1.75 inches; 58 x 45 mm. 2 blank vi 18 2 blank 1 limitation 3 blank pages. Mounted frontispiece in-text illustration on page 3. Publisher's brown cloth spine and front board lettered in gilt; all edges of the text block trimmed; brownish-orange endpapers with a pocket affixed to the rear endpaper for two type samples only one present. In the original glassine. Lacking the Minion 7-point type sample. Very shallow ridge to the spine. A couple nicks to the glassine. Near fine. Bradbury 2972 p. 327. #10304. The Xavier Press, hardcover
Evanston: : The Press of Ward Schori 1984. First separate edition previously published in Harper's Magazine limited to 199 copies of which this is number 116. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Miniature 2.5 x 2 inches; 65 x 50 mm. Publisher's gold cloth binding spine and front board lettered in black front board stamped in black; top edge of the text block gilt others trimmed; plain endpapers. Miniature book. Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens. Luck. Evanston: The Press of Ward Schori 1984. First separate edition previously published in Harper's Magazine limited to 199 copies of which this is number 116. Miniature 2.5 x 2 inches; 65 x 50 mm. 49 2 blank 1 limitation pages note: first four pages are blank. Full-pages illustrations by Robert J. Wahlgren throughout. Publisher's gold cloth binding spine and front board lettered in black front board stamped in black; top edge of the text block gilt others trimmed; plain endpapers. Front joint somewhat worn with a couple hairline splits to the cloth with a torn flap possibly laid down; spine slightly skewed. Very good. Bradbury 2966 p. 262. #10302. The Press of Ward Schori, hardcover
San Diego: : Ash Ranch Press 1988. First edition limited to 325 copies. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Miniature 2.125 x 2.5 inches; 55 x 65 mm. contained in: Tumbleweeds West Number Two. Publisher's side-stitched matchbook-format binding with printed wrappers. Miniature book. Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens. ""Mark Twain on the American West"". contained in: Tumbleweeds West Number Two. San Diego: Ash Ranch Press 1988. First edition limited to 325 copies. Miniature 2.125 x 2.5 inches; 55 x 65 mm. 17 1 limitation foliated leaves. Publisher's side-stitched matchbook-format binding with printed wrappers. Some trivial edgewear some very light wrinkling to the top fold. Near fine. An excerpt from Twain's Roughing It; also includes ""How to Write a Kentucky Novel"" by publisher Don Hildreth writing as Cactus Jack Gaxter. Bradbury 1434 p. 12. #10305. Ash Ranch Press, paperback
San Diego: : Ash Ranch Press 1989. First edition limited to 52 copies regular issue 26 copies of which this is number 9. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Miniature 2.125 x 1.125 inches; 55 x 40 mm. Publisher's bonded black leather spine lettered and ruled and gilt; all edges of the text block rough trimmed; plain blue endpapers. In the original dust jacket. Miniature book. Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens. Nicodemus Dodge. San Diego: Ash Ranch Press 1989. First edition limited to 52 copies regular issue 26 copies of which this is number 9. Miniature 2.125 x 1.125 inches; 55 x 40 mm. 31 1 colophon pages. Publisher's bonded black leather spine lettered and ruled and gilt; all edges of the text block rough trimmed; plain blue endpapers. In the original dust jacket. Dust jacket very lightly rubbed with some mild soiling and faint discoloration. Near fine. An excerpt from A Tramp Abroad. Bradbury 2970 p. 12. #10307. Ash Ranch Press, hardcover
Salisbury: : Lime Rock Press 1980. First edition limited to 1001 copies and signed by the illustrator. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Miniature 2.875 x 2.5 inches; 73 x 61 mm. Publisher's unprinted plain-paper wrappers with marbled paper over-wrappers affixed at the spine printed paper label on the front wrapper. Miniature book. Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens. Catryna Ten Eyck illustrator. A Mark Twain Sampler. Salisbury: Lime Rock Press 1980. First edition limited to 1001 copies and signed by the illustrator. Miniature 2.875 x 2.5 inches; 73 x 61 mm. 32 unpaginated leaves note: first and last leaves blank. Continuous line drawing by Catryna Ten Eyck throughout the text. Publisher's unprinted plain-paper wrappers with marbled paper over-wrappers affixed at the spine printed paper label on the front wrapper. Edges very lightly worn. Nearly fine. Publisher's flyer laid in. Bradbury 2968 p. 132. #10300. Lime Rock Press, paperback
Henry Frowde. Oxford University Press. No date. c.1890. Full black morocco gilt all edges gilt. lacks front free endpaper. Silk ribbon bookmark. In good condition. No Date (c.1890) unknown
HarperCollins Publishers 2007. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. HarperCollins Publishers paperback
Bookseller reference : G0061341118I3N00 ISBN : 0061341118 9780061341113
K�benhavn Grafisk Cirkel og Fischers Forlag 1942 og 1943. Alle tre indlagt i en fornem bog�ske i brunr�d maroquin ryg og hj�rner med rygforgyldning og forgyldt titel. 1 Ubesk�ret i materie og i orig. omslag. P� h�ndgjort papir. Grafisk Cirkel nr. 37. Eksemplar nr. 2 af 84 og signeret af Frederik Hjorth. 2. Samme udgave men en miniature. Nr. 4 af 100 sign. H. Hjorth. I orig. omslag og i orig. kassette. 3. Original papbd. med overtr�kspapir af gr�nt glanspapir. Forgyldt rygtitel i skind. En smule slid langs kanter. unknown
Frankfurt Johann Philipp Andreae 1702. 8vo. 18 x 11 cm. Contemp. full calf. Richly gilt spine. Raised bands. Spine-ends repaired. 237359 pp. With 50 of 64 fine half-page handcoloured maps ca 65 x 78 mm each with text. Maps ahead of the text. Added 6 maps in facsimile. Title-page in facsimile. Internally clean. � Second edition the first 1692. 14 plates relates to America. - Phillips I512 1692-ed. - Shirley I p. 734 1692-ed. hardcover
Cambridge MA: Runcible Press ca. 1985. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author/printer/illustrator and printed on Kozo paper. 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches. With 24 linocuts by Parry with alphabet on the opposing versos. Bound in the Japanese manner; string-tied decorative wrappers. An excellent copy of this scarce miniature Marian Parry is an author poet illustrator and watercolor artist. Her books have been published by Knopf Simon & Schuster Greenwillow Heritage Press and Limited Editions Pharos Verlag Switzerland and Scholastic Books. She has had numerous one-person shows. Her work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York the Houghton Library of Harvard University and the Smith College Rare Book Room. The main archive of her work is in the print collection of the Boston Public Library. Founder and senior instructor of the Watercolor Program for the Radcliffe Seminars at Harvard University she was a fellow in the Bunting Fellowship Program at Radcliffe. Parry has illustrated 17 books. The first ÒThe Space ChildÕs Mother GooseÓ published in 1958 by Simon & Schuster is still in print. Runcible Press unknown
St. Louis 1993. 78 consecutive issues 8vo. Stapled self-wrappers Scarce newsletter issued by miniature book collector and scholar Julian Edelson. "The purpose of MBN is intended to be as broad as possible. It is hoped that MBN will be a source of information to a growing world-wide group of minibook collectors and publisher's and to librairies and booksellers" Number 1. The newsletter continued to issue 134 ceasing publication in 2007. together with: MINIATURE BOOKS - Yolanda CARTER. Amistad Courier. A Newsletter about Miniature Books for the Dollhouse No. 1 through No. 24 with supplements. Austin: Amistad Press 1980-1984. Loose sheets as issued. Provenance: Ruth Adomeit. The present complete set was reprinted by Carter in 1984 including a general title and index. Within an envelope addressed to noted miniature book collector Ruth Adomeit. and: MINIATURE BOOKS - J. D. HENDERSON editor. News-Letter of the LXIVMOS. Brookline MA: 1927-1929. 16 of 21 issues 8vo. Publisher's wrappers or self-wrappers. First edition of a near-complete run of a very rare reference periodical on miniature books. Comprises issue Number 1 and issues 7 through 21 of the newletter of the LXIVmos 64mos Club. A facsimile edition was published in 1968 though the original parts are rare. and: MINIATURE BOOKS - Valentine J. POSKA. Microbibliotrivia 5: A Fifth Curious Adventure in Miniature Books. San Antonio TX: 1989. 4to. Plastic comb binding navy blue covers paper onlay on upper cover. unknown
Considered the Smallest Books in the World at the Time of Printing MINIATURE BOOKS. Het Onze Vader. The Lord's Prayer Mainz: The Gutenberg Museum 1952. 5 x 5 mm. 16 pp. Contains the Lord's Prayer in Dutch English French German Spanish and Swedish. Full black morocco. Ruled in gilt. Gilt cross on front cover. Housed in a lucite case with magnifying glass. About fine. "Described on publication as the smallest book in the world produced as a fund-raiser for the reconstruction of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz" HBS 65577. $400 The Gutenberg Museum unknown
With A Biblical Verse For Everyday Of The Year MINIATURE BOOKS. Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb. Deut. XXXII. 2. Sixteenth Edition. London: C. Whittingham at the Chiswick Press for the Religious Tract Society n.d.c.a. 1835. Sixteenth edition. 32 x 25 mm. Lacking all but a small piece of title-page laid in. Full limp purple morocco. Boards ruled in gilt spine stamped in gilt. First five leaves lacking outer corner somewhat affecting text. Good. With a biblical verse for everyday of the year including February 29th. "The smallest series of Bible selections for every day of the year is entitled Small Rain Upon the Tener Herb. This title like Dew Drops is taken from Deuteronomy 32:2 and is itself an extract from the full text which is: 'My doctrine shall drop as the rain My speech shall distil as the dew; As the small rain upon the tender grass And as the showers upon the herb.' Small Rain was first published about 1830 by our friends the Religious Tract Society in London. It is one of the commonest miniature books of the period and went through some twenty editions between 1830 and 1840. Most copies measure 1 1/4 by 1 inches consist of 128 pages with easily readable six-point type. Smaller than Dew Drops and Daily Food ths devotional morsel was mainly for children." Miniature Books News #5: 1966 September page 4. HBS 65978. $50 C. Whittingham for the Religious Tract Society hardcover
A Charming Miniature with Thirteen Fables and Six Woodcut Illustrations MINIATURE BOOKS. Petit Fabuliste. Paris: Firmin Didot n.d.c.a. 1840. 24 x 20 mm. 1-87 1 blank pp. With engraved title-page and 6 full-page illustrations. Text in French. Blue silk spine over enamel tortoise-shell boards. Blue silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Very good. A charming miniature illustrated book with thirteen fables. HBS 65959. $300 Firmin Didot hardcover
Worchester: Achille St. Onge 1960. First edition. One of 1000 copies printed by EnschedÂŽ en Zonen in Holland. 64mo. 1 7/16 x 2 3/16 inches. Publisher's full light brown calf with gilt cover lettering gilt edges. Previous owner's inscription and spine very lightly sunned else a very good ccopy. Achille St. Onge unknown
Worchester: Achille St. Onge 1970. One of 1000 copies printed by the Stamperia Valdonega. 64mo. 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Publisher's full blue morocco gilt spine and cover lettering gray endpapers all edges gilt. Previous owner's inscription else and excellent copy. Achille St. Onge unknown
Los Angeles: Peggy Christian 1971. One of 200 copies printed by William Cheney. 64mo. 1 x 1 1/2 inches Publisher's printed wrappers. In the original slipcase with a silk pull-out ribbon. Previous owner's inscription else and excellent copy Peggy Christian unknown
Worchester: Achille St. Onge 1969. First edition. One of 1500 copies. 64mo. 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Publisher's full burgundy calf with gilt spine and cover lettering marbled endpapers gilt edges Previous owner's inscription else an excellent copy. Achille St. Onge unknown
asking for information on "models for the Nude who are very good" explaining he has engaged "a young Italian who has recently arrived in England". unknown
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