Fifteen miniature books
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Heading: (Miniature Books)
Author:
Title: Fifteen miniature books
Place Published: Various places
Publisher:
Date Published: Various dates
Description: 15 miniature volumes. Various sizes and bindings.
A charming miscellany of miniature volumes.Comprises:
Bryce's Thumb English Dictionary. Gilt-decorated brown leather. Some rubbinng to leather. Glasgow: David Bryce & sons, [c.1894].
Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Finely bound in blind-stamped morocco. Inscibed, "Maurice M. Ely, from the binder." Glasgow: David Bryce & sons, [c.1904].
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Leather, gilt spine. London:.Sampson Low & Martson Co Ltd, [c.1900s].
Brooks, Van Wyck. From a Writer's Notebook. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1955.
Magna Carta of King John, A.D. 1215. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1965.
Goddard, Robert Hutchings. The Autobiography of Robert Hutchings Goddard, Father of the Space Age: Early Years to 1927. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1966.
Anderson, Alexander: Autobiography of an Early American Wood Engraver. Cloth and decordated boards, cover label. New York: Traders Press, 1968.
Historic American Flags. Ten postage stamps tipped in. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1968.
LeFèvre, Edwin. The Man Who Won. Cloth, printed spine label; slipcase. Trader's Press,1970.
Massmann, Robert E. Consumer Rationing in World War Two. Oblong. Portfolio Wraps, Printed Label, slipcase. Illustrated with authentic ration stamps. Limited to 500 copies. New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1979.
A Mark Twain Sampler. Marbled wrappers with printed paper labelOne of 1001 copies, signed in pencil by illustrator Catryna Ten Eyck. [Salisbury, Connecticut:: Lime Rock Press, 1980.] Fine.
Hanson, Robert F. Discovering Miniature Christmas Books. Wrappers with slipcover. Signed. No. 23 of 200 copies. Opuscula Press, 1980.
The Invincible Maria von Trapp. Decorative paper over boards, cover label. Signed by illustrator Suzanne Smith Pruchnicki. 1 of 60 copies. Bronte Press, 2001.
The Sun King Visits Chantilly. Blue cloth. With hand colored folding map. Signed by illustrator Suzanne Smith Pruchnicki. 1 of 60 copies. Bronte Press, 2002.
Takács, Benedek. Hungarian Miniature Books in the Golden Era. Boards. Pleasanton, CA: Miniature Book Society, 2022.
Author:
Title: Fifteen miniature books
Place Published: Various places
Publisher:
Date Published: Various dates
Description: 15 miniature volumes. Various sizes and bindings.
A charming miscellany of miniature volumes.Comprises:
Bryce's Thumb English Dictionary. Gilt-decorated brown leather. Some rubbinng to leather. Glasgow: David Bryce & sons, [c.1894].
Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Finely bound in blind-stamped morocco. Inscibed, "Maurice M. Ely, from the binder." Glasgow: David Bryce & sons, [c.1904].
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Leather, gilt spine. London:.Sampson Low & Martson Co Ltd, [c.1900s].
Brooks, Van Wyck. From a Writer's Notebook. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1955.
Magna Carta of King John, A.D. 1215. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1965.
Goddard, Robert Hutchings. The Autobiography of Robert Hutchings Goddard, Father of the Space Age: Early Years to 1927. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1966.
Anderson, Alexander: Autobiography of an Early American Wood Engraver. Cloth and decordated boards, cover label. New York: Traders Press, 1968.
Historic American Flags. Ten postage stamps tipped in. Gilt-lettered calf. Achille J. St. Onge, 1968.
LeFèvre, Edwin. The Man Who Won. Cloth, printed spine label; slipcase. Trader's Press,1970.
Massmann, Robert E. Consumer Rationing in World War Two. Oblong. Portfolio Wraps, Printed Label, slipcase. Illustrated with authentic ration stamps. Limited to 500 copies. New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 1979.
A Mark Twain Sampler. Marbled wrappers with printed paper labelOne of 1001 copies, signed in pencil by illustrator Catryna Ten Eyck. [Salisbury, Connecticut:: Lime Rock Press, 1980.] Fine.
Hanson, Robert F. Discovering Miniature Christmas Books. Wrappers with slipcover. Signed. No. 23 of 200 copies. Opuscula Press, 1980.
The Invincible Maria von Trapp. Decorative paper over boards, cover label. Signed by illustrator Suzanne Smith Pruchnicki. 1 of 60 copies. Bronte Press, 2001.
The Sun King Visits Chantilly. Blue cloth. With hand colored folding map. Signed by illustrator Suzanne Smith Pruchnicki. 1 of 60 copies. Bronte Press, 2002.
Takács, Benedek. Hungarian Miniature Books in the Golden Era. Boards. Pleasanton, CA: Miniature Book Society, 2022.
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Occasional bit of light rubbing, etc.; generally fine, or nearly so.
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Fifteen miniature books
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