rif. 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
rif. 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
rif. 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
rif. 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
rif. 1332287425.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 1558536876.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1627rif. 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
1627rif. 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
1627rif. 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
1490rif. 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
1964rif. 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
2004rif. 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
1982rif. 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
1991rif. ABE-1593894842891The ABCdarium 1991 ABCDarium Milwaukee 1991. Miniature Books illustrator. miniature book 6.4 x 7.7 cm. cloth gilt stamping marbled endpapers. unpaginated. This # 12 of 200 numbered copies Bradbury ABCDarium 5. Printed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the author's death. Frontispiece illustration of the author with an additional black and white illustration of her. cloth gilt stamping marbled endpapers. Price slip of 7500 yen from previous Japanese Miniature book dealer tipped in. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The ABCdarium hardcover
1963rif. ABE-1594058805258The Hillside Press 1963 Miniature book. 1/4 Cloth with decorated paper boards. Paper spine label. Measures 2"x 2 3/8" #223/310 copies signed by the author. B/w illustrations by Durer. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The Hillside Press hardcover
1978rif. ABE-1593738288690Ward Schori Press 1978 Miniature book measuring 69x55mm. Bound in brown faux leather. Numbered 32 of undesignated no. of copies. Signed by the author and publisher. Illustrated by Herschel Logan and Richard Heath. Printed by letterpress printing. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New. Ward Schori Press hardcover
2007rif. ABE-1593825913409Bronte Press 2007 Bronte Press 2007. Green iridescent cloth. 3"x2 1/2". #32/40 copies signed by the author. Illustrated with hand colored plates by Suzanne & Paul Pruchnicki. Fine with a couple of faint spots on the rear board. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bronte Press hardcover
1979rif. ABE-1593834331598Opuscula Press New York 1979 Cloth 2 1/8" x 2 7/8" 58pp. Fine. #42/300 copies signed by the author. Text devoted to recipies and culinary preparation of potatoes. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Opuscula Press, New York hardcover
1960rif. ABE-1593892305603Los Angeles Muir Dawson 1960 Very Good: Los Angeles CA: Muir Dawson 1960. First Edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. No Limitation Stated. Miniature Book. 3 1/16 x 2 1/4 inches. iv vii pp. Text elegantly printed in black and red inks; text clean unmarked. Printed wrappers; binding square and tight very faint toning along spine. Ink correction on colophon. Very Fine. "Printed by Muir Dawson from 'The Whole Book of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre.'. Special Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Los Angeles, Muir Dawson paperback
1979rif. ABE-1594062113305Opuscula Press New York 1979 Miniature book 2" x 2 5/8". Blue cloth in lightly soiled dust jacket with a small hole bottom rear edge. 54pp. Illustrated with examples of bookplates tipped in. #83/300 copies handbound & signed by Robert Hanson publisher. 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 paste down. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Opuscula Press, New York hardcover
1983rif. ABE-1593893856543Hanover Fitz Press 1983 Lewis Carroll. The Pig-Tale. Mill Valley CA: Hanover Fitz Press 1983. Miniature hardcover bound in purple cloth; one of 250 copies this being number 66; oblong; 2.5 x 3 inches; 26 pages; black and white illustrations by Anne Easley. Faint sunning top edge of front board. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hanover Fitz Press hardcover
1998rif. ABE-1594058952873Opuscula Press 1998 Hardcover. As New. Opuscula Press hardcover
1971rif. ABE-1593895934402The Hillside Press 1971 Green decorated cloth. Miniature Book Measuring 2 1/2 X 2 Inches. Copy 207 of 250 copies. 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 paste down. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The Hillside Press hardcover
1980rif. ABE-1602104889910Tokyo Toppan Printing 1980 Toppan Printing Co Tokyo 1980. One volume 10pp. The larger volume is 1/2-inch square and contains the full text of the Lord's Prayer. Bound in black cloth. Lacking the second volume a micro-miniature. Along with a magnifying glass housed in a sliding plastic drawer inside a gilt-decorated black plastic case. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Tokyo, Toppan Printing hardcover
2009rif. ABE-1593897934603The Bronte Press 2009 Miniature book 3"x2 1/2". Hand marbled paper boards. 10 hand colored illustrations. Edition limited to 40 copies this number 37 signed by author/illustrator. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New. The Bronte Press hardcover
