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1 Miniature Books for Sale Catalog 50: July 1, 2014 KAREN NYN 702 Rosecrans Street San Diego Website: All books are in very good or better condition unless otherwise noted. Shipping within the USA is $3 whether you buy one book or more. If you are overseas, I will have to look into the costs for mailing to your country. To see a photo of any book, please ask and I will scan an image of the cover to you in an . Books are shipped to you on approval; they are returnable for any reason within one week of purchase. Please pay promptly after you have received your books with a check made out to Karen Nyman and mail to address above. Overseas buyers may pay with PayPal but it is necessary to contact me first. Micro-Miniatures Up To 1-1/4 1 Barbara J. 2 Barbara J. 3 Barbara J. 4 Barbara J. 5 Barbara J. 6 Barbara J. 7 Barbara J. 8 Barbara J. 9 Barbara J. 10 Barbara J. 11 Barbara J. 12 Lilliput 1890 Almanac 1980 Tarzana Deserted Village, Goldsmith, Oliver Little Match Girl, Andersen, Hans Christian Pit and the Pendulum, Poet's Corner, : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poet's Corner, : John Greenleaf Whittier Poe, Edgar, Allen Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Whittier, John Greenleaf Silhouette Book,, Barbara J. (compiler) Swiss Family Robinson, Tale of Peter Rabbit, Thumbelina Velveteen Rabbit, 1981 Van Nuys 1984 Tarzana 1981 Van Nuys 1979 Van Nuys 1979 Van Nuys 1981 Van Nuys Wyss, Johann 1993 Agoura Hills Potter, Beatrix Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Williams, Margery Bristol Psalter, Bible n.d. (Tarzana ) 1979 Van Nuys 1990 Agoura Hills n.d. Bristol, 300 Gilt brown 300 Gilt navy blue Gilt burgundy 300 Gilt black 300 Gilt burgundy 300 Gilt burgundy 300 Gilt black 300 Gilt blue 300 Gilt green 300 Gilt burgundy 300 Gilt brown Gilt black Moroccan goatskin; brass clip 32 pp.; reproduced from original Piso pocket almanac 43 pp.; 2 illustrations; marbled endpapers 32 pp.; marbled endpapers; 3 illustrations by Barbara 44 pp.; marbled endpapers; frontispiece portrait of Poe 32 pp. total; marbled endpapers; frontispiece portrait of the author 48 pp. total; marbled endpapers; frontispiece portrait of the author 31 pp.; illustrated with 25 antique silhouettes 37 pp.; marbled endpapers; 5 illustrations 48 pp.; marbled endpapers; 21 illustrations 43 pp.; marbled endpapers; 7 illustrations 32 pp.; marbled endpapers; 8 illustrations by Barbara 50 pp.; printed by Allan Armstrong; favorite psalms illustrated by Richard Pope with intricate full-page illustrations; handcolored frontispiece and title page 1-1/16^' x 15/16" $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $65.00 #1 #2 #3 #4 #8 #9 #10 #11

2 Miniature Books Over 1-1/4 13 Achille J. St. Onge 14 Achille J. St. Onge 15 Achille J. St. Onge 16 Achille J. St. Onge 17 American Tract Society 18 Anna Olswanger Books 19 Anne & David Bromer 20 Anne & David Bromer Abraham Lincoln, , Address by Carl Sandburg Before the United States Congress Noel, Christmas Echoes Down the Ages Paul Revere's Ride: A Deposition (1st printing) Remarks at the Dedication of the Wallace Library Fred's Scrap-book Chicken Bone Man Bestiary, A Mark Twain Compliments the President's Wife (deluxe edition) Sandburg, Carl Shaw, Robert K. (compiler) Revere, Paul Macleish, Archibald (Frost, Annie S.) Olswanger, Anna Chamberlain, Sarah Clemens, Samuel 1959 Worcester 1935 Worcester 1963 Worcester 1967 Worcester (1874) New York NY 2004 Fair Lawn NJ 1979 Boston 1984 Boston 2000 Gilt burnt orange leather by Proost en Brandt 278 Gilt red leather (some darkening to the front cover) 1000 Gilt & blindstamped brown leather by Proost en Brandt 1250 Gilt blue niger morocco by Proost en Brandt Gilt pictorial cloth with color paper onlay front cover 495 Gilt leatherette spine; marbled paper by Don Brady 125 Orange plaid paper ; matching dust jacket with label 50 Brown blindstamped morocco by Barbara Blumenthal; "Mark Twain" on spine 38 pp. letterpress by Enschede; postage stamp frontispiece; decorative endpapers; this moving address was delivered at the cemetery of Gettysburg; a.e.g. 61 pp. letterpress by Stobbs ; frontispiece; SIGNED by Robert K. Shaw and numbered 230; first miniature book published by St Onge and one of the hardest to find; a collection of Christmas sayings; a.e.g. 36 pp. letterpress by Enschede; decorative endpapers; first printing; the personal account by Revere of his famous ride; a.e.g. 2-7/16"x 1-11/16" 2-11/16" x 63 pp. letterpress by Enschede; tipped-in photo portrait of Macleish, former Librarian of Congress; a.e.g. 160 pp.; one of a series of 4 "Dot Books"; a charming children's book; one page loose and endpapers stained, otherwise tightly bound and very good 2-7/16" 29 pp.; marbled endpapers; 2 illustrations by Paula Goodwin Koz; the award-winning comical short story of a streetwise dog and his piano-playing "kid" in 1920s Memphis; includes the sheet music to "Chicken Bone Man"; signed and numbered by the author 38 pp.; 15 highly detailed wood engravings by Sarah Chamberlain of exotic animals including the panda, koala, Siberian tiger, and platypus; signed & numbered 121 by Chamberlain; printed on one side only 14 pp. letterpress on handmade paper at the Poote ; handcolored illustrations by Rez' Lingen; first edition of Clemens' humorous contribution to an autograph book presented to Mrs. Grover Cleveland in 1889; copy # XXXIX of the deluxe edition $65.00 $1, $75.00 $85.00 $32.00 $ $ #14 #17 #19

3 21 Ash Ranch 22 Ash Ranch 23 Black Cat 24 Black Cat 25 Black Cat Griffin, (deluxe edition) Nicodemus Dodge (deluxe edition) Books: Sayings, Apothegms, Maxims, Epigrams Man in the Smock, Miniature World of Norman Forgue, 26 Blau Nicolae Ceausescu, Activitatea si Viata 27 Cannabis 28 Chanticleer 29 Clearview 30 Company of Stationers 31 David Bryce and Son Hand Papermaking in Nepal Little Red School House, Hildreth, Don 1989 San Diego Twain, Mark Petty, G. Harvey 1989 San Diego 26 Gilt red leather spine foil ; slipcase with marbled paper 26 Gilt blue leather spine; paper ; matching slipcase 1981 Skokie IL 249 Pictorial gilt brown cloth by Bela Blau Harris, Carla 1979 Skokie IL 249 Gilt blue cloth by Bela Blau Guthrie, James Orban, Mariana Koretsky, Elaine Ogilvie, Bruce C. Fate of the Randall, Schooner Louise H. Louise H. Randall London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1835 Shakespeare's Works (40 volumes) Almanac Shakespeare, William 1983 Skokie IL 249 Gilt cloth by Bela Blau 1976 Los Angeles 200 Gilt red leather by Mariana Blau 1981 Japan 200 Printed paper wrappers; bound Japanese-style 2000 Vernon Hills IL 1998 New Port Richey FL 1834 London, 1904 Glasgow, Scotland 100 Gilt red pictorial cloth by Don Brady 195 Gilt gray cloth Black leather wallet-style with pocket Gilt suede with customized revolving cabinet 35 pp. letterpress in 3 colors with gold embellishments; marbled endpapers; "a note on a fabulous creature's rise from a guardian of gold to a symbol of printing"; signed & lettered T 32 pp. letterpress on handmade paper in 3 colors; illustrated and bound by publisher Don Hildreth; a printing story excerpted from A Tramp Abroad; signed & lettered B 35 pp. calligraphed text by Petty in 2 colors; decorative endpapers; author had a deep love for words and books - his favorite sayings on books are presented here, authored by Milton, Twain, Gibbon, Eliot, Plato, Trollope, etc. 53 pp.; floral endpapers; frontispiece; excerpt from Memoirs of an ex-girl Friday; author was an employee of Norman Forgue - she writes of the early hectic days of Black Cat 93 pp.; illustrated throughout; intro by Ward Schori; Guthrie was a Life Magazine reporter assigned to interview Forgue; this essay is a description of Forgue's handcrafted miniatures and much more 28 pp. letterpress by Mariana Blau; Romanian text; Ceausescu was the champion of Romania's independence; his rise from poverty to Presidency; signed by Mariana Blau 1-13/16" 2- x 2-1/ x 2- x 1- x 1-3/8" 26 pp. letterpress on lovely fine paper; includes 2-2 illustrations and 5 samples of papers made by 15/16" the author x 73 pp. letterpress; generously illustrated with 1930's black and white photos; biographical narrative of the author's experiences in four different one-room schools 2- x 3" 75 pp. letterpress; printed and bound by Don 2- Brady; well-illustrated account by the survivor of 15/16" an 1892 shipwreck x 24 pp.; red endpapers; finely engraved 2-1/4" x throughout; 4-page spread of New Goldsmith's 1-5/16" Hall which opened in 1835; bookplate of Clarice W. Hamill; very good condition; a.e.g. Complete set of 40 books; various numbers of pages; other than small nicks on a few book spines, this is a very nice set (see photo, p. 4) x 1-1/ $ $ $35.00 $25.00 $15.00 $40.00 $25.00 $25.00 $ $1, #21 #22 #24

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5 32 Dawson's Book Shop 33 Dawson's Book Shop Climb the Mountains (2nd edition) Muir, John H. Dickon Cheney, Arkwright's Digest William M. of a Journey Lately Undergone 34 Desert Treasure? Beamer, Esther K. 35 Erasmus Buchhandlung Miniatur ExLibris 36 Ferd. Ongania Le Rime (2 volumes bound in one) Horodisch, Abraham Petrarca 37 Flying Pig Limit 55 Palkovic, Rick 38 (Germany) VEB Fachbuchverlag 39 H. C. Peck & o. Bliss Ain der Wiege des Alphabets (Birth of the Alphabet) Birds of America, 40 Hillside Bhagvat-Geeta, 1966 Pasadena 1977 Los Angeles 1985 Green Valley AZ Gilt orange leather 13 pp. letterpress by William Cheney in black with printed leather and red; Cheney included more text than in label on spine by Glen Dawson's first edition and still made a Bela Blau smaller page size; published by Karen and Susan Dawson for Dawson's Book Shop Brown cloth with title gilt-stamped on spine 125 Red pictorial cloth by Tabula Rasa 20 pp. letterpress; 2nd edition; the first edition of this book was published in 1950 by William Cheney with an Eagle Rock imprint in wrappers; this edition, also printed by Cheney, is smaller in size and includes a new introduction 37 pp. letterpress by Tabula Rasa ; decorative endpapers; frontispiece; an original short story on a search for treasure 1966 Amsterdam 100 Gilt maroon leather 92 pp. of text in Dutch with many bookplate illustrations plus 3-page summary in English; followed by 13 miniature bookplates commissioned by the world's greatest collector, Gianni Mantero of Como, Italy 1879 Venice, Italy 1000 Gilt red morocco 585 pp.; each volume has a beautiful with 4 raised engraved frontispiece portrait plus attractive bands; gilt inner vignettes in the finely printed text; described dentelles; slipcase by Bondy as EXCEEDINGLY RARE; see (worn) Bondy pages 96-97; top edge gilt 2014 Cincinnati OH Lulfing, Hans 1997 Leipzig, Germany Wilkins, Charles (translator) 41 Hillside Catholica on American Stamps 1860 Philadelphia PA 100 Printed white cloth Blind-stamped black leather with ornately gilt spine; slipcase Gilt pictorial brown cloth (gilt somewhat faded) 59 pp.; 26 quirky 55-word stories with 26 accompanying illustrations; some with a clever twist ending; this book was a family affair by MBS past president Mark Palkovic (publisher), and his talented siblings 287 pp.; alphabet endpapers; printed in black and red; illustrated with several 2 and 3 page fold-out drawings or photos of alphabets; German text 191 pp.; descriptions and engravings of over 40 birds found in America; fine condition for this early book 1972 (Tilton NH) 250 Gilt red leather 56 pp. letterpress; marbled endpapers, a 700- verse scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata; a sacred text of the Hindus Tilton NH 250 Gilt maroon cloth Approx. 100 pp. letterpress; every page ruled in red; descriptions and spaces for affixing postage stamps relating to Catholicism; includes 9 stamps 1-5/8" 3/16" 1/ 2-5/8" x x 2-1/4" 2-5/8" x 2-1/16" 2-1/ x 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" 3-1/8" x 2-5/8" x x $60.00 $18.00 $28.00 $ $25.00 $95.00 $40.00 $60.00 #34 #37 #43

6 42 Hillside Letters of Thomas Jefferson 43 Julian I. Edison 44 Junipero Serra 45 Junipero Serra 46 Junipero Serra 47 Junipero Serra 48 Kitemaug 49 Kitemaug 50 Le Petit Oiseau 51 Le Petit Oiseau 52 Lord John 53 Lord John 54 Monastery Hill 55 (Nazi Propaganda Booklet) Miniature Books America's Painter: Norman Rockwell California: A Bibliography of Its Miniature Books Knute Rockne, All American Solemn Consecration at San Buenaventura Mission Answers to Life's Questions Letter to Bushrod, A Incident of Border Warfare, An To a Skylark Convention, Tenth Convention, Abraham Lincoln's Last Full Measure of Devotion Das Deutsche Lied. Heft 5. Liebeslieder Jefferson, Thomas Edison, Julian I Anderson, Frank J. Washington, George Shelley, Percy Bysshe Coover, Robert Ford, Gerald R Newman, Ralph Geoffrey 1975 Tilton NH 250 Gilt red leather 87 pp.; frontispiece; some of Jefferson's most important letters are included here 1970 St. Louis MO 100 Gilt burgundy leather with 4 raised bands and title on spine 1983 San Fernando 1976 San Buenaventura 1988 San Fernando 1978 San Buenaventura 1999 Spartanburg SC 1987 Spartanburg SC 300 Gilt orange leather 58 pp.; very well illustrated treatise discussing manuscripts, thumb Bibles, elaborate bindings, almanacs, silver covers and more; a.e.g. 12 pp. letterpress; postage stamp frontispiece; a.e.g. 350 Gilt black calf 49 pp. letterpress; publication data and descriptive information of 48 books; a.e.g. 250 Gilt green leather 12 pp.; postage stamp frontispiece; mini bio of the famed football coach; a.e.g. 350 Gilt brown calf 22 pp. letterpress; frontispiece photo; this copy was a keepsake to Zamorano Club members who visited Msgr. Weber's mission; a.e.g. 100 Paper wrappers 8 pp. letterpress; a humorous type specimen book 150 Printed blue/green cloth 1958 Chicago IL 50 Paper printed label 1952 Chicago IL 100 Paper printed labels 28 pp. letterpress; Bushrod was Washington's favorite nephew and inheritor of Mount Vernon, Washington's library and his papers 26 pp. letterpress; frontispiece and numerous illustrations; describes the 1786 capture of 2 families by hostile Indians; one of the children remained with his captors for 20 years, became an Indian brave and raised an Indian family 21 pp. letterpress; handset and printed by Welsh in the Newberry Library's workshop in 4-point type 1982 Northridge 300 Red cloth 19 pp. letterpress by Patrick Reagh; SIGNED by the author; raucous essay on behind-thescenes convention goings-on 1988 Northridge 350 Printed red, white & blue cloth by Mariana Blau 1981 Chicago IL 299 Gilt blue cloth ; marbled paper slipcase 1943 Germany Pictorial paper wrappers 1/8" 1/8" 1/8" x 2-1/ 1/ 1-5/8" x 2-1/4" $45.00 $ $27.00 $45.00 $24.00 $24.00 $4.00 $20.00 $ $ $ pp. letterpress by Patrick Reagh; one of two miniature books by this press done in 2-15/16" $ collaboration with President Ford; SIGNED by x 2-1/4" President Gerald R. Ford 46 pp. letterpress in 2 colors; marbled endpapers; frontispiece plus one additional illustration; foreword by Lincoln's great grandson; describes the 19-day funeral attended by hundreds of thousands of grief stricken mourners 12 pp. book of German love songs; includes 5 scores with lyrics 2-3/16" x 2-7/8" 2- x $70.00 $25.00 #50 #51 #62

7 56 (Nazi Propaganda Booklet) 57 (Nazi Propaganda Booklet) 58 (Nazi Propaganda Booklet) 59 Oak Park 60 Oak Park 61 Opuscula 62 Opuscula Der Fuhrer macht Geschichte, 1935 Der Fuhrer und das Winterhilfswerk Des Fuhrers Kampf Zur See 1935 Germany Pictorial paper wrappers 1943 Germany Pictorial paper wrappers 1940 Germany Pictorial paper wrappers 36 pp.; Fuhrer Makes History, 1935; 17 fullpage black & white photos 36 pp.; Fuhrer and Winter's Aid; 28 full-page black & white photos 36 pp.; Fuehrer's Naval Battles; 17 full-page black and white photos Greatest of E's, Yarnell, Jim 1985 Wichita KS 300 Gilt red leather 106 pp. letterpress in 7 colors; the history of the alphabet with emphasis on its most commonly used letter, 45 illustrations showing the variety of designers' approaches to the drawing of the letter "E", signed & numbered Guacamole According to Luke Explorer of California: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Mission Goes to Sea, A Yarnell, Jim 1983 Wichita KS 300 Gilt red & blue cloth 63 Orbis Key to Prague Frantidek, Kozik 64 Pamela Bruce Little Things to Please Little Minds 65 Peggy Christian 66 Pequeño 67 Peter & Donna Thomas James, Bruce (illustrator) 1992 Bradenton FL 1992 Bradenton FL 32 pp. letterpress on publisher's handmade paper; 10 color illustrations of ingredients; a sincere but light-hearted treatise on the making of guacamole; signed & numbered 125 Printed blue 14 pp.; postage stamp frontispiece; Cabrillo was cloth by California's earliest explorer; an essay about a Don Brady carved stone found in 1901 that may be his headstone 125 Silver gilt blue cloth 1967 Prague Pictorial cloth ; slipcase 1979 Cambridge, Open Letter, An Earl, C. N Los Angeles 400 Marbled paper ; printed label 200 Printed paper wrapper; stiff paper slipcase Fleeting Moments LaBelle, Emy 1988 Bisbee AZ 3 Marbled paper ; printed label Aesop's Fable: Donkey and the Thistle Aesop 1993 Santa Cruz 150 Printed green 12 pp.; postage stamp frontispiece; history of the mission tankers launched during World War II 91 pp.; 2-page title page in 3 colors; silk page marker; English text; nicely illustrated essay on touring this beautiful historic city 22 pp. letterpress; 9 pen and ink drawings, each illustrates a charming 4-line rhyme; beautifully printed by Rampant Lions, the second oldest family fine press in the world 12 pp. letterpress by William Cheney; an open (and angry) letter to the Republican City Central Committee protesting the assessment of a fee for accepting public office 12 pp. letterpress on handmade paper; each page has a pocket with a removable printed card in full color; LaBelle wrote the poem especially for this extremely limited edition of 3; signed by publisher 12 pp. letterpress on publisher's handmade paper; 2 full-page linoleum-cut illustrations by Donna and Suzanne Thomas 1/ 1/ 1/ x 2-7/8" 3" 1-11/16" 5/16" 1/4" 5/8" $22.00 $22.00 $22.00 $75.00 $60.00 $18.00 $18.00 $22.00 $20.00 $75.00 $35.00 #60 #64 #67

8 68 Peter & Donna Thomas 69 Peter & Donna Thomas 70 Pierre Fanlac 71 Pierre Fanlac 72 Piso Company Celia Fienes, a record of 17th Century Papermaking (deluxe edition) Story of Word Pictures, (deluxe edition) Belles Amours de Temps Jadis Poemes d'amours Thomas, Peter Lewis, Mark W Santa Cruz 1984 Santa Cruz 1966 Perigueux, France 1966 Perigueux, France 25 Gilt brown leather 50 Blind-stamped green leather; printed dust jacket Pictorial gilt red leather Pictorial gilt black leather Plucky Woman, A (1890) Warren PA Printed paper wrappers 73 Poole Advice to a Young Man on Choosing a Mistress 74 Poole Kings & Queens of, 75 in Hugus Alley 76 of the Indiana Kid 77 of the Indiana Kid Venerable Fra Junipero Serra, A Bicentennial Memoir Action on the North Atlantic Renno's Raiders 78 of Halley's 1986 Visit to Ward Schori Planet Earth Franklin, Benjamin Adams, Maryline Poole Walker, Ardis Manly Weygand, James 1982 Berkeley 1981 Berkeley 1985 Pasadena 1988 Nappanee IN 1966 Nappanee IN 130 Heart-shaped red velvet 100 Printed paper 200 Printed pictorial card 50 Pictorial paper 100 Pictorial orange paper 1985 Evanston IL 50 Gilt pictorial blue leather 22 pp. letterpress on antique 17th century paper; 4 illustrations by Donna Thomas, one is an original watercolor; tipped-in paper sample 14 pp. letterpress on Peter's handmade paper; one handpainted and illuminated initial by Donna Thomas; a poem; Robert Massmann bookplate 94 pp.; French text; frontispiece; a collection of early poems by Guillaume de Poitiers, Francois Villon, Pierre Corneille and others 94 pp.; French text; frontispiece; a collection of love poems by Baudelaire, Rudel, Hugo and others 16 pp.; a story designed to promote the selling of medicinal products made by the Piso Company 25 pp. letterpress in 3 colors; marbled endpapers; every page has a delicate leaf border; embellished capital letters; 8 illustrations; this letter was considered scandalous when written in 1745 and wasn't published until the 19th century 15 pp. letterpress on handmade paper in 3 colors; marbled endpapers by publisher; beautifully designed double title page; 28 lines of verse followed by a chronological listing of British Royalty 4 pp.; French-folded; printed by Richard Hoffman; cover illustration by Bernhardt Wall; a sonnet titled Fra Francisco Garces 20 pp. letterpress in 3 colors; Weygand recounts the printing of this book's 2-page illustration while cruising on the QEII (8 copies of this book were printed on publisher's handmade paper this may be one) 24 pp. letterpress in 2 colors; several color illustrations; contemporary newspaper accounts of the world's first train robbery in Indiana! Massmann bookplate 42 pp. letterpress; decorative endpapers; frontispiece; interesting comet trivia through the ages 2-5/8" $ x 1-5/16" 1-5/16" 1/16" $60.00 $35.00 x $ /8" 2-5/8" x 2-5/8" 7/8" x 2-5/8" 2-1/ 7/8" $45.00 $9.00 $ $48.00 #69 #71 #73 #74

9 79 of Ward Schori Stranger Passed By, A 80 Rather Rather, A Small Petty, G. Harvey 81 Rebecca Quo'pourri Bingham, Rebecca (compiler) 82 Richard J. Hoffman 83 River's Edge Studio 84 Scott Free 85 Sign of the Dragon (J. L. Kapika) 86 Silver Thimble Books 87 (Slovenia) Tatran 88 Somesuch 89 Somesuch Doyce Blackman Nunis, Jr. Flowers & Plants on United States Postage Stamps Nora Awakened Eulogies to the Late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Saint and the Goblin, V nezvucnej hodine 1978 Evanston IL 350 Gilt blue cloth by Hugo Grummich Rather, Lois 1976 Oakland 150 Printed paper Andrews, Thomas F. Lawrence, Miriam B Hyattsville MD 1985 Van Nuys 1970 East Greenwich RI Ibsen, Henrik 1984 Overland Park KS Mansfield, Mike & Earl Warren Saki Florin, o H. Certain Goldwater, Unalienable Rights Barry Love Solomon, Robert C New Britain CT 1985 Bexhill-on- Sea, 1972 Bratislava, Slovakia 50 Deluxe gilt cloth by Don Brady 200 Printed green paper wrappers 500 Gilt green stiff cover paper by Reliure du Centre 250 Pictorial gray cloth 500 Gilt black leather by Macdermott & Chant 150 Lime green cloth w/label (spine faded) Gilt embossed brown leather 1982 Dallas TX 250 Blue cloth ; paper label 1983 Dallas TX 1000 Printed paper 28 pp. design & calligraphy by G. Harvey Petty in 2 colors; illustrated by Herschel Logan; a fictional account that could have happened in the life of Jesus, as imagined by the author; Massmann bookplate 45 pp. letterpress; 4 black and white photos; the story of the origin of the press, a husband and wife collaboration 24 pp. letterpress in 2 colors by Hummingbird ; a potpourri of quotes by Ben Franklin, Lewis Carroll, Carl Sandburg, Nora Ephron, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, etc.; signed & numbered by the publisher 20 pp. letterpress in 2 colors by Richard Hoffman; Nunis was a highly respected educator, author, editor and historian 2- x $ /16" $65.00 x 2-1/4" x 3" 2-1/4" 45 pp. letterpress by Enschede on handmade 3-1/8" x paper; decorative endpapers; illustrated with /4" botanical US postage stamps accompanying the detailed text a beautiful and classy book 44 pp. letterpress; one of 100 copies printed on handmade paper; handmade decorative endpapers; deckled edges; an excerpt from A Doll's House 30 pp. letterpress by Kapika; frontispiece portrait; decorative endpapers; SIGNED by author Mike Mansfield, majority Leader of the US Senate, and accompanied by his pasted down photo; a.e.g. 38 pp. scribed by the publisher; 5 handcolored illustrations; the complete text of Saki's short story; signed and numbered by publisher Gotdon Murray 91 pp.; illustrated; Slovak text; silk page marker; a handsome book of love poems 30 pp. letterpress; frontispiece portrait of Goldwater is an original wood engraving by Abigail Rorer; signed by printer and engraver 31 pp. letterpress by Feathered Serpent ; decorative embellishments in red; discusses the meaning of love plus examples of poems, essays and postage stamps on love 2-1/4" x 1-3-1/4" x 3-1/4" $50.00 $12.00 $50.00 $36.00 $50.00 $50.00 $ $ /16" x 2-1/ $ /8" #79 #80 #84

10 90 Somesuch 91 Stabilimento di Colombo Coen Pupi of Stanley Marcus' Collection, Costumi di Venezia Wells, Maria Xenia Zevelechi 92 Sunflower Garden, Marvell, Andrew 93 Sunflower Lotus-Blossom & Moon-Flower 94 Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 95 Tabula Rasa 96 Tabula Rasa 97 Tenfingers Connie Birthday and Memorandum Book Beggar, Blue Beads and Garlic Mission Cattle Brands Cunningham, Carol Maupassant, Guy de Apostol, Jane Thomas, Frank J Dallas TX 250 Gilt red leather 83 pp. letterpress; marvelous decorative endpapers and color illustrations throughout; the beautiful antique puppets collected by Marcus, now at the University of Texas in Austin (1850) Venezia, Trieste, & Milano, Italy 1981 Mill Valley 1981 Mill Valley 1900 London, 1979 Morro Bay 1975 Pasadena 1967 Los Angeles Pictorial paper on (soiled() 55 Floral cloth 25 pp. accordion-folded; every page is a fullcolor illustration of a Venetian in his or her work costume; each page with circular borders in gold; difficult to find these fragile costume books today 26 pp. letterpress in 5 colors; a 17th c. poem illustrated on every page with nature-printed flowers; signed and copy #1; a Bradbury Gilt red stiff 22 pp. letterpress on Japanese paper; printed paper wrappers, in black and red; an adaptation of a Chinese bound folk tale; designed, printed, and signed by Japanese-style Cunningham; copy #1 Gilt red leather Approx. 150 pp.; history, origin and meaning of the name Connie and famous women in history named Connie, followed with a memorandum section with 2 dates on each page and a quotation at the top; Massmann bookplate; a.e.g. 300 Gilt cloth spine; marbled paper 200 Printed blue cloth 100 White pictorial cloth, label 98 (Unknown) (Aide Memoire) Aide Memoire (1900) Ornate ailverplate with loop 99 William Lewis Washburn Wolf-King or Little Weiss, Harry Red Riding-Hood, (foreword) 1940 Haddon Heights NJ 64 Red cloth with printed label 42 pp. letterpress; the author is generally considered to be the greatest French writer of short stories; signed and numbered; Massmann bookplate 48 pp. letterpress; first edition; illustrations by Howard Goldstein; a how-to-travel book of Greece 62 pp. letterpress; 25 linocut illustrations in 8 colors by the author of brands used to mark cattle owned by early California missions and presidios; a beautiful book, completely handmade; a Bradbury 100 Front cover is hinged; a pad of paper inside for notes 64 pp. letterpress in black and red; frontispiece; finely printed with red initials at the start of each stanza; a burlesque version of the famous tale in verse; Irene Winterstein bookplate; this is copy #5 2-15/16" x 2-1/ 2- x 2-7/8" x 2-2-1/16" $60.00 $ $95.00 $24.00 $65.00 $ /16" $ /8" $ /16" 2- x 1-5/8" x $55.00 $ #90 #97 #99

11 100 Wells Gardner Darton & Co. 101 Worldhouse Publishers Enchanted Doll, Book Bay, Notes on a Tour Lemon, Mark Neal, Tom 102 Xavier Josephus Pilchik, Ely E. 103 Xavier Maryland Turtles Norman, John E London, 1976 Los Angeles 1991 Baltimore MD 2001 Baltimore MD Beige pictorial cloth (lightly soiled) Gilt green cloth ; pictorial dust jacket 147 pp.; a charming fairy tale lavishly illustrated by Richard Doyle; 4-page price list at the end of the book of other children's books by the publisher; a.e.g. 62 pp. handwritten with numerous handcolored drawings by Neal; a delightful book about books; inscription by Neal on front loose endpaper; in addition to being a prolific author and illustrator, Neal worked for Dawson's Book Shop for 50 years 150 Gilt leather 37 pp. letterpress; marbled endpapers; Josephus was a first century Jew who was given Roman citizenship; he was a significant classic historian of mixed repute; signed and numbered; a.e.g. 300 Gilt red leather by Don Brady 28 pp. letterpress; 10 illustrations; tipped-in color photo frontispiece; details the habits and history of the 12 species of turtles, tortoises and terrapins inhabiting Maryland 1/ 2-15/16" x 2-1/ 2-1/ x 2-1/4" $65.00 $50.00 $32.00 #101 #102 #103 Reference Books 104 Achille J. St. Onge 105 Darleen Cordova 106 Opuscula 107 Opuscula 108 Mary Lutz Jones Miniature Book Collector, Vol. II No. 2 Weber's 101 and Counting Little Books by Big People or Many Smalls Make Little is Beautiful or Make Mine a Small One Los Angeles Typesticker: William M. Cheney, A Adomeit, Ruth (editor) Cordova, C. Darleen (compiler Jones, Mary Lutz 1961 Worcester 2013 Anaheim 1991 Bradenton FL 1995 Ellenton FL 1981 Los Angeles Printed stiff paper wrappers 150 Printed ivory cardstock Blue stiff paper wrapper Red stiff paper wrapper 350 Red cloth spine; printed red cloth by Bela Blau 16 pp.; published quarterly over a 3-year period, this is an excellent reference 20 pp.; wonderful color photographs throughout; a bibliography of the 29 miniature books written or edited by Monsignor Weber ; a supplement to Miniature Books Written or Edited by Msgr. Weber published by Dawson's Book Shop 143 pp.; a collection of 50 essays about miniature books and a bibliography of 75 miniature books written by Msgr. Weber; SIGNED by Weber and inscribed to Massmann 170 pp.; frontispiece photo; chapters on the ABC's of miniature bookdom, the MBS Conclaves, biographical essays, miniature trivia questions, collections, etc. 95 pp. letterpress by Richard J. Hoffman; a bibliography of Cheney's printed work 4" x 3-3/8" 5-1/ x 4-1/4" 8-1/4" x 5-3/8" 8-1/4" x 5-3/8" 6-1/4" x 4- $20.00 $20.00 $40.00 $40.00 $28.00