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1904réf. 71377London: Henry Frowde 1904. Oxford India Paper Edition. Leather Bound. 5 cm tall by 3.5 cm wide. Flexible leather wraps with a decoratively embossed metal front cover and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Rose-gilt text block edges. Metal of front cover tarnished. Rear cover bent. Title page adhered to the opposite page along the inside margin partially obscuring a couple of words in the title. With Eight Illustrations. A charming miniature edition of the second in Charles Dickens' series of Christmas books. Dickens' story is an attack on selfishness cowardice and cant. Henry Frowde unknown
1930réf. ST20235London: Harrods Ltd 1930s. FIRST EDITION. 76 x 51 mm. 3 x 2". 100 pp. Original green or orange paper wrappers side stitched titling on front cover and imprint on spine. In a custom-made folding buckram box with book wells for the three books and gilt-stamped marbled paper label inset on spine of the box. Consisting of three bound sets of 50 sequential photographs that when flipped either from back to front or front to back generate a stop motion animation of Bobby Jones demonstrating the proper form for executing a shot with various golf clubs see below. Advertisements on inside wrappers. Donovan & Murdoch 22610. One volume with portions of spine gone at either end with partial loss of imprint wrappers inevitably somewhat soiled corners a bit rounded as expected but still remarkably well preserved especially considering its inevitable hard use being entirely sound and with the photographs in excellent condition. This is a scarce grouping of some of the most charming sports as well as miniature books we've ever offered for sale. In the 1930s the famous London department store Harrods published a series of so-called sports "flicker" books of which these three are perhaps the most famous other sports books involved cricket tennis lacrosse soccer badminton swimming and greyhound racing. Our three "flicker" books when the pages are riffled with one's thumb or fingers show the famous smooth-swinging American golfer Bobby Jones executing shots with various clubs. The first book #11a in the Harrods series features the driver and the mashie. The modern equivalent for this latter piece of equipment is slightly elusive but the "mashie" is an iron club with considerable loft meant to hit a golf ball a relatively short distance with a high trajectory Jones' "driver" has the same meaning today as it did 90 years ago. The second book features shots with a "brassie" roughly equivalent to today's 3- or 4-wood and an "iron" also called a "driving iron" which is like today's 1- or 2-iron. The third book shows Jones putting and escaping from heavy rough with a high-lofted club like today's sand wedge. It is great fun--not to mention still instructive--to riffle through these photographs watching one of the world's most celebrated golf swings come to life complete with Jones' knickers white shirt and flapping tie. It is also a fact of some interest that this English series would feature an American player at a time when British dominance in golf was beginning to erode. Given the physical use to which these items have been subjected it is difficult to believe that they are still intact let alone that they are solid enough to be handled without worry. Harrods Ltd unknown
1515réf. ST19567-062Venezia Venice: Alessandro Paganini 1515. 98 x 50 mm. 3 7/8 x 2". 3 p.l. CXXXII leaves. Early 19th century olive brown calf decorated in blind raised bands gilt lettering red morocco label marbled endpapers. Front flyleaf with mostly effaced ownership signature. Brunet II 21-22 "very rare"; EDIT16 CNCE 14575; USTC 822101. Two very small portions of lost patina minor signs of wear to the leather gilt on label not especially bright but the binding entirely solid and perfectly inoffensive. The first three leaves a little browned and with a dampstain in the top few lines other trivial imperfections but the text generally very clean and fresh. Small enough to fit into the palm of a hand this printing of five popular treatises by Cicero exemplifies three of printer Alessandro Paganini's innovations: the vigesimo-quarto or 24mo book a typeface that's a blend of italic and roman and the concept of a publishing series. The son of Venetian printer Paganino Paganini Alessandro fl. 1509-38 sought to outdo rival Aldus Manutius in the production of small format versions of classics as well as cursive-style typefaces. In 1515 he began producing a series of books in 24mo beginning with Dante and Petrarch and continuing with a mix of Classical and Italian authors. The Oxford Companion to the Book declares his books "visually splendid if not always easy on the eye"; that seeming contradiction is demonstrated by the text here a very elegant semi-italic that perhaps is not as easy to read as a simple roman serif--but worth the effort for the beauty. Offered in the most portable form available in the 16th century our volume contains Cicero's essays on moral responsibility friendship old age paradoxical Stoic aphorisms and the dream vision of Scipio. The diminutive size that makes this edition--and other books in this series--so appealing also makes them scarce since small books like other objects no bigger than a mouse tend to be easy to lose. Works from Paganini's series of 24mos are quite scarce in the market and we could trace no copies at all of the Cicero in RBH or ABPC. OCLC and USTC between them find just seven copies of the Cicero in libraries none in North America. Alessandro Paganini unknown
1903réf. ST20237New York: The Gorham Manufacturing Co 1903. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 500 COPIES. 102 x 64 mm. 4 x 2 1/2". 4 p.l. 9-148 pp. CHARMING PUBLISHER'S LIMP SUEDE illustrated covers with a rotund golfer on front and a long-suffering caddy at rear top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. In a later glassine wrapper. Housed in a very sturdy custom-made buckram folding box with inlaid marbled spine label. Color floral and foliate headpieces tailpieces and title page and 16 DELIGHTFUL MOUNTED COLOR PLATES BY JOHN HASSALL. Front endpaper with the ownership inscription "W. P. Rockwell November 1905." Murdoch 888; Donovan & Murdoch 19030. Trivial smudges to the suede but A NEARLY PRISTINE COPY of this delightful little book an item that is simply never found this well preserved. This is a diminutive golf manual with immense charm and offered in the most immaculate condition possible. In a small-pocket format the book provides the golfer with the game's rules etiquette technical terms names of golf clubs and their various uses a list of American champions since the organization of the United States Golf Association and a roster of the "leading players in the United States." Accompanying the text are a group of quite charming colored plates done by John Hassall 1868-1948 an active and celebrated watercolorist poster designer and illustrator from 1895 onwards. Houfe calls him "an original and versatile designer." As can be seen in the present volume Hassall seems to have been influenced by "the flat colors and two-dimensional decorative quality of Japanese prints which he adapts to his own work with thick outline and careful patterning." Whatever the influence one can't help but smile when looking at his work. Hassall depicts golf costume through the ages here including golfers in kilts trousers cloaks knickers and other attire; he also shows us a pair of disarmingly shabby young caddies two women and a boy incongruously dressed in Napoleonic greatcoat and tricorn hat. The most memorable thing about this item is its condition: as a book intended to be put in one's pocket and as a volume that was never sturdy to begin with there is absolutely no explanation for how our copy has survived to the present day in its remarkable state of preservation. When this copy without its box was sold in 2004 at PBA Galleries the most prominent auction purveyor of golf books and equipment the catalogue called it "the finest copy we have ever offered of this exceedingly scarce and fragile book.". The Gorham Manufacturing Co unknown
1850réf. H23087New Haven: Sidney Babcock 1850. Paperback. Good. Near miniature not for the miniature purists at 3.75 x 2.25 inches printed pale peach wraps good or better with some light soil and wear to covers. 16 pp with little woodcut illustrations throughout. Sidney Babcock paperback
1860réf. H15913New York: Amerikaniscen Traktatgesellschaft AmericanTract Society 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.2 x 1.5 inches cloth gilt very good crisp bright copy but for a bit of insect damage to a number of pages in the middle of the book. 128 pp. German edition of the popular "Dewdrops" miniatures of the period with short pious sayings and prayers for each day of the month. Amerikaniscen Traktatgesellschaft [AmericanTract Society] hardcover
réf. 0365182869.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1900réf. 11660Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900. INDIA PAPER EDITION. Diamnod 128mo. 2.1 x 1.8 inches. 688pp vi 862pp. Publishers plain burgundy morocco binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Single blind ruled border to both boards. Black coated endpapers. All edges gilt. Previous owners name and address to both front and rear blank endpapers. A little rubbing to the extremities and the book a little loose in the binding but overall very good. Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900 hardcover
1900réf. 11661Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900. TWO VOLUMES. INDIA PAPER EDITIONS. Diamond 128mo. 2.2 x 1.8 inches. 688pp vi 862pp. Publishers black morocco bindings with gilt lettering to the spines and front boards. Housed in a black morocco slip-case. Black coated endpapers the front one lacking from Common Prayer and a small area of loss to the top of the front one in Hymns. All edges gilt. Corners rounded. Some rubbing to the extremities of the slip case but the book's bindings are clean and sound with the gilt still lovely and bright Oxford University Press and William Clowes & Sons Limited. London. ND. Circa 1900 hardcover
1976réf. 207745Japan: Shumposha Photo Print Co 1976. 4th Printing. Hardcover. VG. Slipcase has rubbing. Name penned to front end paper. Quarto. Hardcover in illustrated slipcase. Glossy illustrated boards. approximately 240 pages : illustrations chiefly color portraits ; 31 cm. Persian text of the quatrains translated by Fitzgerald with English and French versions. E'tessam-Zadeh's French version ; 50 plates in color by . Hossein Behzad Miniatur ; edited by Hossein-Ali Nouri Esfandiary. Shumposha Photo Print Co hardcover
réf. 48979London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible Warehouse Ltd. 33 Paternoster Row c. 1906. Miniature book. 2.25" x 2" x 0.75" . A very good full suede leather binding over thin covers with yapp edges. Gilt title to front cover: "Tennyson". Original toned endpapers with two dedications. pp.viii/pp.1035/2pp. - blank followed by colophon. Light toning to title-page otherwise clean text throughout. VG. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, (Bible Warehouse), Ltd., 33, Paternoster Row, [c. 1906]. hardcover
réf. 49003Glasgow: David Bryce and Son / London: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press Warehouse Amen Corner MCMIV. 1904 . Miniature Book in the original polished leather binding. pp.350 . 53mm x 36mm x 7mm. Bound in black straight-grained morocco with dulled gilt title to spine. All page edges gilt. Pale marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of a scene from the play. Colophon to verso of the title-page: "Printed at the University Press Glasgow. MCMIV". Clear text throughout. VG. Glasgow: David Bryce and Son / London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, MCMIV. [ 1904 ] . hardcover
réf. 47674Glasgow : David Bryce and Son no date c. 1896 . A scarce miniature dictionary with a magnifying glass contained in a pocket attached to the front cover. I can find no record of this arrangement being recorded in the past. 2.0" x 1.75" x 0.75" 5.4cm x 4.5cm x 2.0cm. pp.386. Original straight-grained black morocco over thin card covers. Neat repairs to top & tail of spine. Gilt title to front board and spine: "Thumb Dictionary". Black leather front endpaper with pocket containing a small blue leather edged magnifying glass. Frontis of Samuel Johnson. Clean text throughout just a few creased leaves. Previous owner's name to half title and title-page: "May Firth 14 Lawn Road Burley In Wharfedale". VG. Glasgow : David Bryce and Son, [no date c. 1896] . hardcover
réf. 46646London: Religious Tract Society; 56 Paternoster Row and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard no date c. 1846 . A very good 19th century miniature book. Original full leather wrap-round binding. 64mo. 5cm x 3.4cm x 1.0cm. Black polished calf. Leather flap with rubbed gilt title: "Children's Bread. All page edges gilt. Ink inscription to front-endpaper dated 1846. Colophon to verso of the title-page and bottom of last leaf: "london: Printed by S. Bentley Bangor House Shoe Lane." Clean text throughout just light soiling comensurate with age. Calendar arrangement with a Bible quotation for each day of the year including February 29th. Date of publication from COPAC British Library. London: Religious Tract Society; 56, Paternoster Row, and 65, St. Paul's Churchyard, [no date c. 1846 ] . hardcover
réf. 46076London: Published By Burgess & Bowes Ltd. Waterloo Road c. 1950 . A very good 4 volume set in matching leather bindings all contained in a slim wallett - Specifically for travelling. Each volume bound in tan pig skin with bright gilt titles to spine. Clean throughout. 8cm x 6cm x 1.4cm. VG London: Published By Burgess & Bowes, Ltd., Waterloo Road, [c. 1950?] . hardcover
réf. 45867Oxford: Printed at the University Press. / London: Henry Frowde Oxford Warehouse Amen Corner no date - c. 1890. Scarce Finger Prayer Book. Diamond 96mo. 9.0cm x 2.9cm x 1.1cm 3.5" x 1.1" x 0.4". pp.672 . A very good original full leather binding. Black morocco over thin covers. Gilt titles and small gilt cross to front cover. All page edges are gilt. Black endpapers. No inscriptions. Clean title and text printed on india paper. Some corners creased. A scarce item. Oxford: Printed at the University Press. / London: Henry Frowde, Oxford Warehouse, Amen Corner, [no date - c. 1890] hardcover
réf. 1332287425.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1558536876.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1627réf. 5147London George Humble 1627. Copper engraving 8.7 x 12.3 cms recent hand-colour. Trivial soiling. English text on verso. From the first edition of the so-called minature Speed which used maps by van den Keere to illustrate a pocket edition of Speeds text and which Humble appears to have printed to coincide with editions of the larger atlas. Map unknown
1627réf. 5154London George Humble 1627. Copper engraving 8.7 x 12.3 cms recent hand-colour. Trivial soiling. English text on verso. From the first edition of the so-called minature Speed which used maps by van den Keere to illustrate a pocket edition of Speeds text and which Humble appears to have printed to coincide with editions of the larger atlas. Map unknown
1627réf. 5156London George Humble 1627. Copper engraving 8.7 x 12.3 cms recent hand-colour. Some light marginal soiling. English text on verso. From the first edition of the so-called minature Speed which used maps by van den Keere to illustrate a pocket edition of Speeds text and which Humble appears to have printed to coincide with editions of the larger atlas. Map unknown
1490réf. ST20853France ca. 1490. 144 x 99 mm. 5 5/8 x 3 3/4". Single column recto with 14 lines in a gothic book hand. Attractively matted and framed. Rubrics in red two two-line initials one painted pink on blue ground with flowers the other painted blue and inhabited by a rampant lion on pink and gold ground recto with a panel border featuring long-stemmed flowers and owls on a pink ground verso WITH A HALF-PAGE ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURE DEPICTING PENTECOST WITH A FULL BORDER featuring a plethora of different flowers berries greenery songbirds an owl and a butterfly all ON A RICHLY PAINTED GOLD GROUND. Trimmed close on one side and just grazing a border on the opposite side very minor chipping to faces trivial signs of rubbing or wear otherwise a fine leaf--colorful bright and very pleasing to the eye. This leaf contains the customary Pentecost miniature associated with the Hours of the Holy Spirit but with several attributes that set it apart from other examples we have encountered. The miniature here depicts a densely crowded scene with the Virgin at the center surrounded by the apostles each of whom wears a burnished gold halo. Packed tightly together they gaze up at a white dove who emanates small red tongues of fire above their heads. According to biblical tradition this visitation by the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove enabled Christ's disciples to start preaching marking the beginning of the Christian Church. The artist favors an unusual pastel palette choosing pale pink for the walls and eggshell blue for some of the floor tiles as well as bright yellow muted lilac rose and lime green for the robes of the apostles. Looking more closely at the figures we see that each face is carefully individualized each with its own features and expressions. Although most crane their necks to get a view of the miracle unfolding one of the apostles looks directly out at the viewer as if surprised by our presence. Moving outside the miniature we note that the leaf features a particularly exuberant border with tangles of flowers fruit acanthus leaves and several birds including an owl in one corner. There is additional interest on the verso with another bright border painted an intense pink and filled with more flowers and owls. unknown
1964réf. ABE-1593462324482Waldmann & Pfitzner 1964 Meawures 6x6 mm. Housed within a plastic magnifying case. From the publishers series of "Die Kleinsten Bucher der Welt in 7 Sprachen" The smalles books in the world in seven languages. From 1952-1964 these were the smallest books in the world. Captivating ultra-miniature books with the printing in varous languages including English French German jJSpanish Russian Arabic etc. Bromer and Edison p. 117. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New. Waldmann & Pfitzner hardcover
2004réf. ABE-1593894425044Arm & Hammer Press 2004 Arm & Hammer Press Sugar Land TX 2004. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Sugar Land TX: Arm & Hammer Press 2004. 2 1/4 x 2 1/2". LIMITED EDITION of 65 copies this being #51. Black cloth over boards gilt decoration stamped on cover paper label on spine frontispiece illustration of Poe in fine condition."The Oval Portrait" is a short horrow story written by Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 first published in 1842. One of his shortest stories it is about the sinister happenings encompassing a portrait in a chateau. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. Arm & Hammer Press hardcover
1982réf. ABE-1594063141614the black cat press 1982 Miniature book 2"x 2 7/16" Gilt decorated leatherette binding. Decorated endpapers. 91pp printers note. Edition limited to 249 copies. Illustrated by the author. From the inventory of Former bookstore in Tokyo known as the Lilliput Oval Saloon. When the shop opened in 1979 founded by Kazushige Onuma it was the world s first all-miniature bookstore. Dealer's label fixed to rear free enpaper. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. the black cat press hardcover
