n.p., n.d. Novelty. Small boxes, 1.6 x 2.75 x 1.0 inches, patterned black paper over thick stock, with gold banner entitled 'Saroyan Sayings.' Boxes are fine. The gold banner has been cut to open the boxes. Sayings printed in black on white strip of paper: 'Art is looking, Art is.....
Red Squirrel Press, n.d., ca. 1970s. First Edition. Hardcover. Miniature book, 1.5 x 2.5 inches. 60 unnumbered pages. Printed in many colors with examples of 27 typefaces. Illustrated endpapers. First edition (first printing). A fine copy; no dust jacket. Limited edition, #24/150 copies. With original paper bag, 2.25 x 3.5.....
n.p., n.d., ca. 1915. Trade Paperback. Miniature book, 2.2 x 2.75 inches. 40 pp. The story had appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine previously. On rear cover: 'Books Should to One of These Four Ends Conduce: For Wisdom, Piety, Delight, or Use.' Very good copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback). Some rust.....
Robert F. Hanson, 1977. Trade Paperback. 10 pages. 3.5 x 2.75 inches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Langenscheidt, 1957. Hardcover. 603 pp.Miniature book, 2.0 x 1.4 inches. A near fine copy in red plastic covers with gilt lettering.
Tamazunchale Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 4 pp. Printed for 'Conclave VI San Antonio, 1988' of Miniature Book Society. Takeoff on Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky' using the names of miniature book publishers, Dawson, Lorson, and Bromer. First edition (first printing). Limited edition, #65/100 copies. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).....
Long Beach Scottish Rite Bodies, n.d., ca. 1970. Novelty. Unpaginated, 38 pp. Miniature book, 1.75 x 1.25 inches. Printed with many colors. A fine copy.
G. Pickering. Printed by C. Corrall, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. Vol. I: [3], frontispiece, half-title, [5], 1-199 pp.; Vol. II: pp. 200-403, [3], blank. An early example of Pickering's diamond classics printed by C. Corrall in diamond (4 1/2 point) type, from which the series gets its name. Text in.....
The Seashore Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 32 pages. Limited to 300 copies. Printed by Wm. M. Cheney, bound by Bela Blau. Capt. Jack worked for a number of the well-known book dealers in Los Angeles, including Dawsons and Jake Zeitlin. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: '20.x.'63.....
Dawson's Book Shop, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Miniature book, 2.5 x 1.6 inches. Frontispiece woodcut portrait of Zeitlin. Printed and bound by Cathay Press Limited, Hong Kong. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in red cloth covers with bright gilt lettering on front.
Olaf Gulowsen, 1944. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Miniature book, 2.9 x 2.0 inches. Printed in black and red on white. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
n.p., 1992. First Edition. Novelty. Instructions in German, English and French. Title taken from matchbox, which is to be used as part of the model. Consists of 1 matchbox, 8 model pieces, 1 instruction sheet, and 1 sheet of punchout figures. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.
Paul Johnson, n.d. First Edition. Novelty. Accordian style book with two cut and folded sheets which interlink with each other pasted to redpaper covers with multi-colored ribbon tie. First edition (first printing). A fine copy. Title on front cover printed in gold lettering and signed by author on rear.. Spine.....
Carol Schwartzott, 2006. First Edition. Novelty. 'Concept Color flips to reveal fragments of text and color shapes. An adventure in color the book is simple and joyous, and the jacob's ladder structure, a book technique developed during the 1800s. To function, the ladder must be picked up at the end.....
Longhouse, 2006. First Edition. Novelty. Single sheet trifolded, 11 x 4.25 inches when extended, pasted to inside of red paper cover folded once, 4.6 x 3 inches when folded. Red Pine essay was written and read at the first International Chinese Poetry Conference held at Simmons College in Boston October.....
The Drachen Foundation, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 19 pages. 'This keepsake is dedicated to the magic of Nobuhiko Yoshizumi, an expert Japanese kite maker who has made kites in the tradition of almost every region of Japan. Yoshizumi continues the Japanese kite tradition while incorporating contemporary ideas and techniques into.....
The Drachen Foundation, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated, 14 pages. 'This keepsake edition is dedicated to Charlie Sotich, who spent after-work hours designing, making prototypes, cutting, and assembling kites in miniature using the top of his washing machine as his desk to delight the world with miniature tethered flight.' -.....
Carol Schwartzott, 1993. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Book Art and Design by Carol Schwartzott. Printed accordian-style with text on recto and illustrations in color on verso. Signed by the illustrator with initials on colophon page. Limited edition, #74/500 copies. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy. Housed in orange.....
Honestly Bound Press, 1998. First Edition. Novelty. Objects in 'match-box style' container. 'This is a limited edition of 250 copies designed and produced by Debra Madison.' Signed by the author on label inside box. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.
Honestly Bound Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Single sheet folded twice and pasted in place. Opens to 8.4 x 5.5 inches of Scrabble board layout. 'This limited edition consists of fifty-three copies representing each year the game of Scrabble has been played. This book was written, designed and hand-bound by.....
Wine Press, 1967. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 3.6 x 3.0 inches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback) in turtle-back binding on upper margin of covers.
Lord John Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 19 pages. 2.85 x 2.2 inches. Limited edition of 300 numbered and 50 deluxe copies specially bound and signed. Signed by the author on half-title page. Limited to 50 deluxe copies, #11. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine marbled.....
Andre Leconte, (n.d. but mid 20th century). Novelty. Unpaginate but 18 black-and-white photograps. 3 by 2 inches. An editions d'art 'guy' souvenir album for paris. A very good ring bound copy.
H. B. Langman & Co Ltd., 1972. Hardcover. 192 pages. 2-1/2 by 4-1/8 inches. 'A tourist's eye guide to who's who and what's what in the land of Auld Lang Syne' -- from the title page. Illustrated with black-and-white photo reproductions. A fine copy in stiff boards wrapped in tartan.....
(H. B. Langman & Co. Ltd.), (n.d. but 1970s). Hardcover. Unpaginated. 2-5/8 by 4 inches. A proverb for every day of the year, followed by a glossary. Bound in tartan cloth with title stamped in gilt and gold edges. A few light scratches in page block else fine.