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MINIATURE BOOK - BUNYAN, John (1628-1688) / VENABLES, Edmund (1819-1895) .:
The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World To That Which Is To Come; Delivered Under The Similitude Of A Dream. By John Bunyan; Edited By Edmund Venables .
London: Henry Frowde Amen Corner 1896 . A very good miniature full leather binding. 2.1" x 1.75" x 0.6". 54mm x 44mm x 11mm. pp.418. 32mo. Maroon pebbled calf with dulled gilt title to the front cover. All page edges gilt dulled. Black creased endpapers.Title-page creased with small tears and lightly soiled. Clear English text on India paper. G. London: Henry Frowde, Amen Corner, 1896 . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 51487
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MINIATURE BOOK - BUNYAN, John (1628-1688) / VENABLES, Edmund (1819-1895) .:
The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World To That Which Is To Come; Delivered Under The Similitude Of A Dream. By John Bunyan; Edited By Edmund Venables .
London: Henry Frowde Amen Corner 1896 . A very good miniature full leather binding. 2.25" x 2.0" x 0.75". 5.5cm x 4.7cm x 1.8cm. pp.418. 32mo. Black morocco over thin boards with gilt title to front cover. All page edges gilt. Black endpapers. Inked name and date to front free-endpaper: "Flo 1908". Half-title frontis and title-page present. Clear English text on India paper. VG. London: Henry Frowde, Amen Corner, 1896 . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 52217
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MINIATURE BOOK - BUNYAN, John (1628-1688) / VENABLES, Edmund (1819-1895) .:
The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World To That Which Is To Come; Delivered Under The Similitude Of A Dream. By John Bunyan; Edited By Edmund Venables .
London: Henry Frowde Amen Corner 1896 . A very good miniature full leather binding. 2.25" x 2.0" x 0.75". 5.5cm x 4.7cm x 1.8cm. pp.418. 32mo. Crimson morocco over thin boards with gilt title to front cover. Hinges carefully strengthened. All page edges gilt. Black endpapers. Frontis and title-page present. Clear English text on India paper. VG. London: Henry Frowde, Amen Corner, 1896 . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 52229
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MINIATURE BOOK:
The Royal Road Or The Traveller's Guide .
London : G. J. Galloway London Ltd. 22-23 Verulam Street c. 1910 . Miniature Book 128pp. . 5.9cm x 5.2cm x 0.5cm . Suede or "Velvet Calf" thin card covers. Rubbed gilt title to front cover. All page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Clean text throughout. Some leaves with creased corners. One Bible quotation for each day of the year. Date of publication suggested by printing style.No pagination. No bibliographical citations located. Integral publisher's adverts p. 127 . A scarce miniature book - Only one copy recorded online - The Lilly Library Bloomington Indiana USA. London : G. J. Galloway (London) Ltd., 22-23, Verulam Street, [c. 1910] . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 51120
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MINIATURE BOOK IN METAL CASE .:
The Smallest English Dictionary in the World. Comprising besides the ordinary and newest words in the language short explanations of a large number of scientific philosophical literary and technical terms.
Glasgow: David Bryce and Son c. 1893 . A clean copy of this famous miniature dictionary in limp red roan gilt. In original hinged metal container with carrying loop and magnifying lens in top lid. Outer surface very rubbed. 34mm x 28mm x 10mm. The actual book measures 27mm x 19mm x 8mm. 5pp./pp.6 - 384 . Bound in publisher's red leather with "English Dictionary" on front cover and "Pears" printed vertically on the rear cover. Original yellow endpapers. Engraved portrait of Johnson as frontispiece. Printed on india paper a few creased corners and small chips. Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, [ c. 1893 ] . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 53014
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Miniature Book Collection (Library of Congress)
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Brand: Running Pr 0000-00-00. Min. hardcover. New. 3.00x0.50x3.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Running Pr hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : DADAX1561384208 ISBN : 1561384208 9781561384204
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MINIATURE BOOK - Goldsmith, Oliver 1730?-1774 .:
The Vicar Of Wakefield By Oliver Goldsmith.
London : Henry Frowde Oxford University Press Warehouse Amen Corner E.C. c. 1900 . 2.25" x 1.75" x 0.5". pp.xiv./pp.15 -pp. 583/1p. Polished crimson straight-grained morocco over thin boards. Gilt title to front board. Spine carefully repaired. All page edges gilt. Original black endpapers. Portrait frontis. Clean text throughout. "Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University." -- colophon base of last leaf. London : Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, E.C. [c. 1900] . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 52219
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Miniature Book Studio
Who Killed Cock Robin
Lakewood Ohio: Miniature Book Studio. 1978. 64mo. Still Sealed in Publisher's Plastic Bags. Fine. Eleven titles in 12 volumes each 25 x 20 mm. Mostly Leather Gilt. First Editions. Lakewood, Ohio: Miniature Book Studio. [1978]. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 63-9289
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MINIATURE BOOK THOREAU (Henry David)
Wild Apples: History of the Apple Tree.
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge 1956. 16mo 78 x 47 mm 4 94 4pp. prelims a little creased half calf by Frank Fortney diamond tooling in blind lettered in gilt. Designed by Bruce Rogers presswork by The Marchbanks Press New York. Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1956 unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 39897
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Miniature Lamps and Accessories
X-Ray Apparatus
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 1332287425.G ISBN : 1332287425 9781332287420
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Miniature Children's Bible
HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
Buffalo: Phinney & Co. 1850. x11-192pp. Miniature 5.5 x 4.5 cm. Full contemporary calf. Frontis and plates. Spine a bit chafed a few trivial discolorations edges well- thumbed early ink gift inscription on front free endsheet but a very good copy. One of many impressions under a number of different imprints of this popular mid-19th century rendering for children. WELSH 1125. ADAMOIT A104. OCLC: 8599822. Phinney & Co. unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT84954
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Miniature Artist's Book: Anonymous
"THESE LETTERS SPELL WORDS"
Np: Unknown nd. Six copper plates ca. 4.5 x 3 cm punched and wire bound with text stamped in blind. Copper oxidized otherwise very good. A curious anonymous production the plates bearing a sequence of blindstamped letters 4 to a plate with the exception of the last which bears 2 letters spelling out "These letters spell words." Unknown unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT76492
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Miniature Bewick Thomas
Thomas Bewick's ABC
New York: The Triptych 2529 Park Row Bldg 1926. #26 of 99 copies on Small Paper. 1 vols. 64mo. Decorated boards some wear. #26 of 99 copies on Small Paper. 1 vols. 64mo. The Triptych, 2529 Park Row Bldg unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 33532
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Miniature Bible
The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty's special command
Glasgow: David Bryce and Son; and London: Henry Frowde 1901. Frontispiece and full page illustrations. 4 876 pp. Printed in 2 columns. 45 x 30 mm. Original patterned brown morocco magnifier in pocket at back. Covers starting still a nice example. in JCB folder. Frontispiece and full page illustrations. 4 876 pp. Printed in 2 columns. 45 x 30 mm. The smallest printed bible. Bryce's famous miniature bible originally published in 1896 at the time the smallest complete bible ever printed. The license reproduced in facsimile on the verso of the title page is dated 1901. Spielmann 24 David Bryce and Son; and London: Henry Frowde unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 307515
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Miniature Bible Christianity
circa 1840 Miniature "Thumb Bible" With 18 Beautiful Engravings
Religion Children's Literature Rev. Edmund S. Janes D.D. Miniature Bible. With Engravings Abridged and Collated. Philadelphia: Published at No. 2 Taylor's Alley by J. Harmstead and printed by S. Douglas Wyeth circa 1840. Approximately 2" x 2.5" inches. Original embossed brown cloth covers. 203 pages. 18 engravings including frontispiece depicting "Adam and Eve in the Garden" "The Prodigal Son" "Samson Killing A Lion" "Christ's Agony in the Garden" "Moses in the Bullrushes" "John the Baptist" and more. Miniature 'thumb bibles' such as this one were abridged versions of the Bible intended for children and decorated with pictures. Only four libraries in the world hold this edition per OCLC Worldcat's records. Pencil ownership inscription on front pastedown reading "Sallie Hitch's Book Presented By Her Father". Sallie practices her name on the rear endpaper and leaves a small pencil doodle. Textblock tight though front hinge has separated from the textblock. Covers whole. Faint titles to spine. Pages occasionally creased and slightly toned but overall clean and attractive. An interesting beautifully illustrated volume in good condition. unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 16773
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Miniature Book
A HISTORY Of The HOLY BIBLE
Cincinnati: Published by Wesley Coleman and William Phillips. Morgan Williams and Co. Printers 1815. 1st Edition Adomeit A34; American Imprints 34917; Bradbury p. 63; Welch 861.2. Not in Rosenbach nor Welsh. Period brown full calf binding. Modest wear to binding with boards a bit splayed. Some browning & ageing to paper with the occasional short edge tear to a leaf no text affected. A Good - VG item. 2 blank v 6 - 167 3 blank pp. Divisional t.p. "History of the New Testament" p. 77. "Appendix" t.p. p. 135. "Psalms" t.p. p. 151. 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" <br/><br/>The first miniature book published in Ohio and quite rare in the trade- RBH records the last appearance as in a 1964 Midland catalogue this copy. Published by [Wesley] Coleman and [William] Phillips. Morgan, Williams and Co., Printers hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 42873
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Miniature Book
AN ALMANAC FOR TWELVE YEARS 1508 - 1519
Ann Arbor MI: Edwards Brothers Inc. 1934. Decorated boards. 8 x 6 cm. 3 1/4 x 2 3/8". Prefatory note signed "H.T.P." A facsimile of a 16th century Almanac printed by Wynkn de Worde. Near fine. Edwards Brothers, Inc. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT73898
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Miniature Book
DAILY TEXTS WITH VERSES OF HYMNS: ADAPTED FOR GENERAL USE AND SUITED FOR EVERY YEAR
New York: American Tract Society 1850. 128 pp. Miniature book 78mm x 60mm; 3 x 2 3/8". Vertically ribbed brown cloth ruled in blind decorated in gilt a.e.g. 1889 ownership inscription on free endsheet lower edges slightly shelfworn light foxing but very good and bright. WELSH 2141. American Tract Society hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT76407
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Miniature Book
GEWANDHAUS ZU LEIPZIG
No Place: Offizin Andersen Nexo. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. Offizin Andersen Nexo 1981. 431 pages 2.25" x 2.25". Many plates. Bound in full green morocco housed in slipcase. Fine condition. . Offizin Andersen Nexo hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 46348
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Miniature Book
History of the Bible
New London Conn: Bolles & Co 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis & other woodcuts 192p. Original leather. 5cm. about 2.1". Moderate cover scuffing and wear. Endpaper browned around edges. <br/><br/> Bolles & Co hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 86267
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MINIATURE BOOK
HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
1823. MINIATURE BOOK. HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. Troy NY: Printed & Published by W. & J. Disturnell 1823. 2" by 1 1/4" 5x3.2 cm. with captions. Full brown leather with 'Bible' and modest decoration gilt-stamped to spine. Contemporary ink inscription on front pastedown and a birth notice on rear pastedown. Binding is lightly rubbed at edges with some offset staining to lower board. Text is clean; and although it is trimmed close on a few pages it is unaffected and complete. Adomeit A51. unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 79897
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Miniature Book
HONEY DROPS
Philadelphia: American S. S. Union No. 1122 Chestnut St n. d. 1st edition ca 1855 Bradbury ASSU 38. Black cloth binding with flower stamped in blind to front board. AEG. Pale yellow eps. Some wear & soiling to binding. POS to ffep. An Abt VG - VG copy. 128 pp. 64mo. 2-1/8" x 1-1/2" <br/><br/>The work is comprised of a Bible quotation for each day of the year and meant for the younger members of the family. American S. S. Union, No. 1122 Chestnut St hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 35492
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Miniature Book
Inventory of Furniture &c. in Fair-y Villa Belonging to Mr. Fair-Child
New York: C.O. Jones Printer 76 Cedar St 1864. 16 pp. 64mo 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches. Publisher's printed wrappers. Front cover rubbed rear cover partially removed. Letters of a Family in publisher's cloth worn loose in covers. Carte-de-visite of "L.H." tipped on to vol. II flyleaf. 16 pp. 64mo 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches. Miniature Catalogue of Fairy-House Furniture. Unrecorded miniature book inventorying the furniture and other objects of a model fairy house. Tipped-in to volume II page 570 of Letters of a Family During the War for the Union 1861-1865 Printed for Private Distribution by Georgeana Woolsey Bacon and Eliza Woolsey Howland 1899 with a manuscript note in the margin dated 1899 and reading in part "Furniture & hangings by L. Marcotte & Co . everything made to perfect scale . sold to L.C. who refused it . Re-sold to the women's prisoners of the Insane Asylum at Philadelphia where the poor women when 'good' are allowed to play with it." Unrecorded in OCLC we assume this was printed for private distribution by a member of the Bacon or Howland family. The model fairy house and furniture was possibly made for the New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 preparations for which are mentioned often in the collected family letters. Unrecorded in OCLC C.O. Jones, Printer, 76 Cedar St unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 310216
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Miniature Book
LONDON ALMANACK For The YEAR Of CHRIST 1861
London: Company of Stationers 1861. 1st printing thus Welsh 4677. Full maroon morocco binding. AEG. Pale yellow eps. Full deep maroon slipcase. Slight gutter break after first leaf still a VG copy in a VG slipcase which has a couple faint rubs. Unpaginated. though 24 printed pages. Illustrated including double page engraving of Royal Freemason's School for Female Children. 2-5/16" x 1-1/4" <br/><br/> [Company of Stationers] unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 33723
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MINIATURE BOOK
Mignon Almanach auf das Jahr 1817
Vienna: Joseph Riedl 1816. 27 x 16 mm; 11/16 x 5/8 in. 28 pages. Text in German. Engraved throughout. Original red morocco gilt by the publisher titled and decorated in gilt edges gilt; original green morocco gilt-decorated slipcase. In fine condition. A very fine miniature calendar of saints in original and fresh condition. The book is printed vertically with the upper and lower halves of the months divided at the gutter listing the name of the saint for each feast day. There are charming miniscule illustrations within each month for the phases of the moon. OCLC/Worldcat locates only one copy at The Grolier Club. Bondy 51; Tissandier 16. <br/><br/> Jos[eph] Riedl unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 403558
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MINIATURE BOOK
The Christmas Story as recorded by St. Luke
E. Wenatchee 1968. Second. hardcover. fine. 8pp. red cloth. E. Wanatchee Washington 1968. Second Edition.<br/><br/> Number 16 of only 32 copies. This miniature book was set in 6 point type and printed on a tiny four by six press by H. A. Ikenberry and signed by him.<br/><br/> unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 239769
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Miniature Book
The Little Bible. With Selections from Every Book of the Bible
Elgin IL: David C. Cook Publishing Co 1960. 61pp. Sexagesimo-quarto 64mo 5.5 cm White buckram covers with the title stamped in dark green on the front panel. Very good. Illustrated with six full-page woodcuts. "Your Little Bible: When the early Hebrews went to prayer in the morning they wore on their foreheads little pouches called 'phylacteries.' These contained Scripture verses which helped to remind them of God. Small and convenient this little Bible can be taken with you. Let it remind you of God daily. David C. Cook Publishing Co unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 3884
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Miniature Book Lincoln Abraham
Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States 1861-1865. Selections from His Writings. Foreword by Carl E. Wahlstrom
Worcester Mass: Achilles St. Onge 1950. One of 1500 copies printed from Monotype Plantin type on J. Barcham Green's hand made all rag wove paper by the Chiswick Press. Photographs. 1 vols. 12mo 3 x 2 inches. Bound in full blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. One of 1500 copies printed from Monotype Plantin type on J. Barcham Green's hand made all rag wove paper by the Chiswick Press. Photographs. 1 vols. 12mo 3 x 2 inches. Inscribed "To Joseph Miller with kindest regards Achille St. Onge. Achilles St. Onge unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 18093
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Miniature Book Walton Izaak and Cotton Charles
The Complete Angler: or the Contemplative Man's Recreation
London. William Pickering. 1825. Brilliantly custom bound in full gilt ruled crushed morocco. Eight superb gilt tooled swimming fish to front and rear covers. Gilt ruled spine compartments with gilt tooled fish motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt titles. Elaborate gilt tooled Turn-ins. Gilt tooled edges all around. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 48mo. 2.25" x 3.5". First Edition Thus. Part of the renowned "Diamond Series" this issue is the smallest complete edition of Walton's classic ever printed. Illustrated with an engraved Frontis and various decorations en texte. Front cover and spine evenly sunned. Abrasion to the blank verso of the front free endsheet. A Fine crisp beautiful copy of Pickering's famous miniature printing. Keynes -94. William Pickering. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 8628
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MINIATURE BOOK.
The Lord's Prayer
S.l. but Amsterdam: s.n. 1952. . Tiny 7/32 x 7/32 inch 4mm. X 4 mm. full black morocco silver rule on both covers silver bands on spine and silver cross on front cover. In an Acrylic magnifying box with swivel lid. Spielmann 355. The Lord's Prayer in Dutch English French German Spanish and Swedish. S.l. [but Amsterdam]: s.n., 1952. unknown books
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MINIATURE BOOK. [TAYLOR (Peter)]
The Paper-Making Rhyme.
16mo (74 x 48 mm), 32pp., limited to 150 copies, this being no. 83, printed on purple paper, 5 paper samples tipped-in, 8 illustrs., orig. purple boards, paper sample pasted within recess on upper board, a fine copy. The Paper-Making Rhyme changes the well-known "Peter Piper" rhyme to "Peter Papermaker made a piece of purple paper..." etc, and includes five tipped-in paper samples: bird of paradise; new zealand flax; cotton; abaca; lawn clippings. "This book has been printed by letterpress and photocopying on Peter's handmade paper, using photographs taken in 1976 at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire."?Colophon.
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MINIATURE BOOK. Blumenthal Walter Hart
Formats and Foibles. A Few Books Which Might Be Called Curious
Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1956. . 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 inches full red crushed levant by Sangorski & Sutcliffe both covers gilt front bearing title and author within single ruled border these two elements divided by a terrestrial globe with a quill superimposed; back cover has quill only. A.e.g. One of 300 copies copies printed by the Chiswick Press London. MINT condition. See Bradbury p.252 no. 13. . Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1956. unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 3275
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MINIATURE BOOK. Brooks Van Wyck
From a Writer's Notebook
Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1954. . 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 inches full green leather both covers heavily gilt. A.e.g. One of 1000 copies copies printed by the Chiswick Press London. MINT condition. See Bradbury p. 252 no. 12. Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1954. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 3260
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MINIATURE BOOK. Goethe Wolfgang von
Iphigenie auf Tauris
London: Leopold B. Hill . . 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Full sage-green suede spine very slightly faded. A.e.g. London: Leopold B. Hill, . unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 3278
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MINIATURE BOOK. Lincoln Abraham
Selections from His Writings
Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1950. . 3 1/16 x 2 1/16 inches full royal blue levant by Sangorski & Sutcliffe both covers heavily gilt. A.e.g. spine somewhat faded to blue One of 1500 copies copies printed by the Chiswick Press London. EXCELLENT condition. Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1950. unknown books
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MINIATURE BOOK. Roosevelt Franklin Delano
The Inaugural Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States
Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1945. . 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 inches red cloth both covers heavily gilt gilt spine title. A.e.g. One of 2000 copies copies printed by the Merrymount Press. MINT condition. Contains all four addresses See Bradbury p.252 no. 5 Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1945. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 3250
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MINIATURE BOOK. Spellman Francis Cardinal
Sermon of his Eminence.on the Occasion of the Observance of the Silver Jubilee
Worcester Mass. : Achille J. St. Onge 1957. . 3 1/16 x 2 1/16 inches cardinal red full leatherspine very slightly faded; title in gilt on front cover. A.e.g. One of 1000 copies copies printed by Joh. Ensched en Zonen Haarlem Holland. Very good condition. See Bradbury p. 253 no. 15 Worcester [Mass.] : Achille J. St. Onge, 1957. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 3266
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MINIATURE BOOK. Thomson James
The Seasons: With a Biographical Sketch of the Author.
London: Jones and Co. 1832. . 24mo 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches straight-grained olive-green morocco triple gilt rules on both covers with decorative corner pieces; a.e.g.; spine with 5 compartments and raised bands and faded to brown some minor rubbing over joints; Foyles book-ticket on rear pastedown. Some very minor foxing on some of the preliminary leaves Originally published by Jones in 1824 London: Jones and Co., 1832. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 2570
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MINIATURE BOOK. THOREAU (Henry David)
Wild Apples: History of the Apple Tree.
16mo (78 x 47 mm), [4], 94, [4]pp., prelims a little creased, half calf by Frank Fortney, diamond tooling in blind, lettered in gilt. Designed by Bruce Rogers, presswork by The Marchbanks Press, New York.
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MINIATURE BOOK. VIRGIL.
Publius Virgilius Maro.
48mo (80 x 45 mm), 283, [1]pp., with additional engraved title page, engraved portrait, cont. calf, rubbed, small hole to upper cover.
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MINIATURE BOOK. Weber Francis J.
Zake Zeitlin and the Big Red Barn
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1972. . Orange cloth; gilt title on front cover "Printed and bound by Cathay Press Limited of Hong Kong" on colophon leaf Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972. hardcover books
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Miniature Book: Ellis Parker Butler
PIGS IS PIGS
Evanston IL: The Press of Ward Schori 1990. 12393pp. Miniature 2 5/8" x 2"; 6.5 x 5 cm. Gilt faux velvet. Frontis and Illustrations. Trace of rubbing to velvet grain but a fine copy. One of 118 copies bound thus from a total edition of 198. Illustrations by Will Crawford. BRADBURY Schori 59. The Press of Ward Schori unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT76389
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Miniature Book: Henry O. pseud of William S. Porter
THE CACTUS
Austin TX: Amistad Press 1981. 36pp. Miniature 7/8 x 3/4"; 23 x 19mm. Cloth over boards marbled endsheets. Fine in dust jacket. First printing in this format. One of 300 copies handbound by Yolanda Carter. BRADBURY Amistad 39. Amistad Press hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT75590
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Miniature Book: Koopman Harry Lyman
MINIATURE BOOKS BY .
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1968. Miniature 5 x 3.5 cm. Bound in full vellum over limp boards lettered and decorated in blue blue typographical decorative borders on each page. Two small spots on lower board otherwise about fine. First edition of the only miniature to appear under any of the Grabhorn imprints. One of 400 copies printed in black red and blue on English mould-made paper. An historical essay concerning miniatures by the former librarian at Brown University and president of the American Library Association. The type was originally set for Bruce Rogers by Mackenzie and Harris but the proofs arrived the day Rogers died 21 May 1957. The text was finally printed in 1968 by the Grabhorn- Hoyem Press in this edition for Dawson's Book Shop. BRADBURY 1711. Dawson's Book Shop hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT84578
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Miniature Book: Merriam Robert L.
LUCY TERRY PRINCE
Conway MA: Privately Printed 1983. Miniature book 7.5 x 5.5 cm. Cloth paper label. Silhouette portrait and illustrations. Fine. First edition. Illustrations by Melinda Merriam. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the binder Linda Lembke. Prince was an important spokesperson for African Americans in 18th century Deerfield best known for her poem on the Deerfield Indian Massacre of 1746 which is reprinted in the context of this essay on her life. [ Privately Printed] hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT59505
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Miniature Book: Rowe Elizabeth
MRS. ROWE'S DEVOUT EXERCISES OF THE HEART. REVISED AT HER REQUEST BY REV. ISAAC WATTS D.D. WITH NOTICES OF HER LIFE COMPILED BY REV. WILLIAM JENKS D.D.
Boston: Published by William Hyde 1831. xvi17-192pp. Miniature 3 x 2.25"; 78 x 61mm. Cloth paper spine label. 19th century ownership inscription on free endsheet collector's bookplate on pastedown name effaced light edgewear but a very good copy of this pocket printing of this endlessly reprinted text. OCLC: 24465242. Published by William Hyde hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT76487
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Miniature Book: Utley Robert M.
FORT UNION IN MINIATURE
Santa Fe: Stagecoach Press 1953. Miniature 2.5 x 3cm. Bound in full deer- skin with hot-stamped title marbled endsheets. Fine in plastic box with printed label. First edition. One of an unspecified number of regular copies in addition to ninety-nine numbered copies signed by the author. Printed and bound by hand by Jack Rittenhouse with illustrations by Stephi. Stagecoach Press unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT57222
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Miniature Book: Washburn William L. printer
THE THIRTY-SIXTH PSALM TWO VERSIONS
Haddon Heights NJ: William Lewis Washburn 1940. Miniature 5 x 5 cm. Open-sewn gilt lettered vellum with ribbon ties. Fine in lightly smudged and soiled publisher's printed and numbered envelope. Copy #25 of an edition of 64 numbered copies hand-printed by Washburn. BRADBURY WASHBURN 16. William Lewis Washburn hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : WRCLIT76248
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Miniature Books
From Morn Till Eve A Text Book for a Month with Tetxs for Morning and Evening
London and New York. Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton and Co. n.d. Circa 1894. Bound in pictorial gilt decorated blue cloth depicting the sun and stars amidst highly stylized gilt title. a.e.g. 70mm x 80mm. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with chromolithographic floral vignettes en texte. Printed at Nuremberg by E. Nister. A delicate brilliantly executed example of late 19th century miniature book design this title presents biblical quotations in a devotional format- with one phrase for each morning and evening of a month. Lovely chromolithographs are interspersed throughout the text. This title is exceptionally rare with OCLC listing no libraries possessing a copy of it. Indeed OCLC lists the only known copy as being in the collection of famed miniature book collector Ruth E. Adomeit. Front cover a bit rubbed and darkened with gilt decoration somewhat dulled. Like condition affecting gilded edges. Previous owner's pencil gift inscription to verso of front free endsheet. Sporadic light foxing throughout. A Near Fine well preserved copy of an extraordinarily rare miniature. Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton and Co. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : 8323
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MINIATURE BOOKS
Onze Vader
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 books
Riferimento per il libraio : 65577
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