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1 Miniature Books for Sale Catalog 54: March 1, 2015 KAREN NYMAN 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 payable 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" # Publisher Title Author Yr Place Cc Binding Description H x W Price 1 Barbara J. 2 Barbara J. 3 Barbara J. 4 Barbara J. 5 Barbara J. 6 Barbara J. 7 Barbara J. Bluebird, Brown Wolf Classical Mythology Herbs and Spices Medieval Bestiary, A Raggedy Ann & Andy Snow Queen 8 Hoshino Inauguration Speech of President Jimmy Carter d'aulroy, Countess London, Jack Gruelle, Johnny Andersen, Hans Christian Carter, Jimmy 1980 Van Nuys 1981 Van Nuys 1980 Van Nuys 1979 Van Nuys 1999 (Agoura Hills ) 1990 Agoura Hills 1980 Van Nuys 1978 Tokyo, Japan 9 Hoshino Song of Songs Bible 1979 Tokyo, Japan 10 Hugo Steinitz Verlag Konversations- Lexikon Sanders, Daniel 1896 Berlin, Germany 300 Gilt navy blue pyroxylin 300 Gilt pyroxylin spine; marbled paper 300 Gilt black pyroxylin with cameo set-in 71 pp.; marbled endpapers; 7 illustrations 15/16" x 44 pp.; 2 illustrations; the complete text of London's short story; first published in Everybody's Magazine, August /16" x 84 pp.; marbled endpapers; 10 illustrations 15/16" x 300 Gilt green pyroxylin 63 pp. 34 full-page illustrations by Barbara of herbs and spices with captions 100 Gilt red 64 pp.; marbled endpapers; 41 highly detailed hand-colored illustrations; a book of beasts based on a 12th century manuscript 15/16" x 300 Gilt brown pyroxylin 32 pp.; marbled endpapers; 5 illustrations 15/16" x 300 Gilt navy blue pyroxylin 102 pp.; marbled endpapers; 17 illustrations; revised edition 150 Silver-gilt black 95 pp.; marbled endpapers; text in English and ; 18 karat Japanese; bookplates of Robert E. Massmann and gold numbering bar Grace Broecker; 18k gold plate on front cover on cover identifies this as #109; a.e.g. 120 Gilt black ; gilt black slipcase Flexible red ; engraved brass case with magnifier & loop 126 pp.; marbled endpapers; top edge gilt; English text; gilt-stamped number on slipcase indicates this is # pp.; German text; smallest encyclopedia in the world at time of publication; first miniature book owned by Louis Bondy inspiring him to become a collector, writer, and seller of miniature books $ $ $ /8" x $ /16" 15/16" x $ $ " x 1" $ x $ /16" $ /4" #1 #3 #5 #6 #8 #9 #10

2 Miniature Books Over 1-1/4 # Publisher Title Author Yr Place Cc Binding Description H x W Price 11 Achille J. St. Onge 12 Achille J. St. Onge 13 American Tract Society 14 American Tract Society 15 Amistad 16 Ampersand Workshop 17 Anne & David Bromer 18 (Austria) Calendaria Immensee 19 B. Waugh & T. Mason Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Gray, Thomas Jewish Festivals, Jacobs, Louis Susy Hall (Frost, Annie S.) Willie's Western Visit (Frost, Annie S.) Welcome to Texas Fragments of the Rainbow Miniature Books Deserve More Respect Portemonnaie- Kalender 1964 Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, A Carter, Yolanda (compiler) Voss, Carmen Bromer, Anne 1960 Worcester MA 1961 Worcester MA 1874 New York NY 1874 New York NY 1000 Gilt undyed natural calf by Proost en Brandt 45 pp. letterpress by Enschede on handmade allrag paper; frontispiece portrait and several fullpage illustrations in green ink; beloved 18th c. poem that mourns the death of common men; Spielmann 174A; a.e.g Gilt blue 63 pp. letterpress by Enschede on handmade allrag paper; illustrated throughout; the history, pageantry and celebration of the 7 Jewish festivals: New Year, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles, Passover, Pentecost, Hannukah and Purim; a.e.g. Gilt pictorial cloth 160 pp.; 8 leaves of plates; one of a series of 4 with color "Dot Books" by this publisher; a charming paper onlay front children's book; endpapers with 2 old cover inscriptions, tightly bound and very good Gilt pictorial cloth with color paper onlay front cover 1986 Austin TX 15 Green cloth spine & rear board; front cover printed paper 1988 Fullerton 1985 Boston MA 160 pp.; 8 leaves of plates; one of a series of 4 "Dot Books" by this publisher; a charming children's book; tightly bound and very good x 1-5/8" x 1-11/16" 116 pp.; 5 books bound together: Heroes of the x Alamo, Eyes of Texas, Armadillo, Texas 2" Citizenship, Timmermann Touch; copy #13 of a very few made especially for the MBS Conclave VI Auction; illustrated throughout and signed by Yolanda Carter 100 Cloth ; 28 pp. letterpress in 2 colors including 2 spine accordion fold signatures by Lyceum ; 5 with printed label glorious hand-colored illustrations by the author of birds; one of Bradbury's "100 Favorite U.S. Miniature Books" 750 Printed paper wrappers 1963 (Vienna) Pictorial paper wrappers (with photo of the Alps) 1833 New York Gilt brown 12 pp.; an article written for Anne Bromer's colleagues and subsequently published in AB Bookman's Weekly 64 pp.; from the collection of noted miniature book collector Irene Winterstein 549 pp.; Dutch marbled endpapers with an old inscription dated 1834; a lovely old hymnal; a.e.g. $80.00 $ /16" $ /16" $ x 1-2- x 2-1/4 2" 3-1/16" $ $10.00 $5.00 #11 #13 #14

3 20 (Belgium) Zech et Fils 21 Black Cat 22 Black Cat Livre de Prieres (Book of Prayers) ABCs of Baker Street 1928 Belgium Gilt brown ette Snyder, Dee 1983 Skokie IL 249 Gilt ette by Bela Blau Author's Proof Zara, Louis 1979 Skokie IL 249 Pictorial gilt brown cloth by Blau 23 Blau Birthday Memoir, A Weber, 24 Bridwell Library 25 Bunseido 26 Catharijne 27 Catherine Murray 28 Chanticleer Miniature Literature: Stanley Marcus Collection of Miniature Books Early Chinese Papermaking William Morris Wallpapers Lawrence, David J. (curator) 1984 Los Angeles Shimura, Asao 1980 Japan Thurkow, Guus (introduction) Bite-Sized Book of Murray, Bite-Sized Recipes Catherine (compiler) joggerfy of the u. s. of a. Ogilvie, Bruce C. Gilt spine; paper 1995 Dallas TX 500 Blue & white decorative paper ; printed label 1997 Zuilichem Netherlands 2014 Columbus OH 1996 Vernon Hills IL 29 Circle Advice to Teachers (1990) York, 128 Japanese paper wrappers with stab binding 190 Floral paper ; printed label Printed stiff paper 149 Gilt pictorial green cloth by Don Brady Gilt black 120 pp.; frontispiece; French text; prayers for every occasion with a delicate border on each page; a.e.g. 97 pp.; decorative endpapers; 9 illustrations; an alphabetical listing and description of items in Sherlock Holmes' famous habitat; Grace Broeker bookplate 34 pp. on rag paper; French-folded; decorative endpapers; several illustrations; the author's early printing experiences /8" 17 pp. letterpress by Patrick Reagh; 1- commemorates the 70th birthday of Bela Blau, one of California's most gifted bookbinders; signed by 9/16" both Bela and Mariana Blau 63 pp. letterpress on Rives paper by Daryl Hyder; 8 illustrations; Bridwell Library was the recipient of the Stanley Marcus Collection; a bibliography of some of the more important miniature books from the collection of 1,100 that they received; Grace Broeker bookplate 17 pp. letterpress on Chinese bamboo papers plus 5 leaves of paper samples; text is translated from Mr. Pan's experimental hemp paper-making simulating the Later Han dynasty method 47 pp. letterpress; frontispiece portrait; 11 tippedin samples printed on a reduced scale of 1:12; 9-page introduction discusses the history of William Morris and his classic wallpaper designs; Grace Broeker bookplate 56 pp.; a tiny cookbook about tiny foods with abundant full-color photographs these foods make great appetizers, snacks and treats; all recipes were tested in Catherine's kitchen 122 pp. letterpress; illustrated throughout by Gayle Seldon; an intriguing geography quiz with answers in the folded pages; signed and numbered by the author and illustrator 26 pp. letterpress; elegant blue moiré endpapers printed in black and red; taken from a text first published in 1887: "Requisites for successful management in the schoolroom"; a.e.g. $ " x 3" 2-15/16" 1-3/8" 2-1/8" $42.00 $90.00 $30.00 $30.00 #24 #25 #26

4 30 Clearview Great American Pie Company, 31 Commonwealth 32 David Bryce and Son 33 David Bryce and Son 34 David Bryce and Son 35 Dawson's Book Shop 36 Dawson's Book Shop 37 Dawson's Book Shop 38 Dawson's Book Shop Rose Garden of Omar Khayyam, Chips from Wordsworth Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Dogs, Cats, Poultry, Birds, Etc. Butler, Ellis Parker Thompson, Eben Francis Wordsworth, William Lady of the Scott, Sir Lake: A Poem in Walter Six Cantos Dissertation on Gravity, A Nethery, Wallace Nunis, Doyce Weber, B. Monsignor of the Archives Mr. H in America Nethery, Wallace Sixth & Figueroa Neal, Tom 2006 New Port Richey FL 1932 Worcester MA Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 1900 Glasgow, Scotland 1993 Los Angeles 1983 Los Angeles 1981 Los Angeles 1965 Los Angeles 50 Pictorial paper by Don Brady 250 Gilt red by Carl E. Sohlberg Gilt pale green (some soiling) Gilt tan printed labels Mauchline cover over gilt brown (scene of Melrose Abbey) 50 Gilt red spine; printed paper 250 Printed cloth label; printed paper 150 Gilt green ette by Bela Blau Gilt black cloth spine; simulated wood paper ; printed dust jacket 44 pp.; 3 illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele; facsimile of the 1907 edition; a short story about the daydreams of Ephraim Deacon and his friend Phineas Doolittle who plan to corner the pie market 27 pp. in black with red striping; includes a foreword that discusses Thompson's translation of the brilliant jewels of thought of the Persian astronomer poet; these quatrains deal with fate, love and the mysteries of creation; a.e.g. 129 pp. in black with red striping; printed at the University ; a fine selection of Wordsworth's poetry; a.e.g. 165 pp.; decorative endpapers; frontispiece; scattered illustrations; how to care for animals and how to treat their illnesses and diseases; includes an index and advertisements for other Bryce publications 191 pp. in black with red striping; decorative endpapers (chipped); frontispiece; a narrative poem first published in 1810; each canto depicts the action of a single day 38 pp. letterpress by Nethery; frontispiece; Gravity is a small town in Iowa and the birthplace of the author 32 pp. letterpress in black and red by Roger Hilleary on rag paper; frontispiece portrait; a salute to honor Weber's 20 years of service as archivist for the archdiocese of Los Angeles; includes a checklist of his miniature books 2- x 2" 1- x 1-3- x 3-5/8" x 3- x 2- x 2-3/16" 23 pp. letterpress by Nethery; frontispiece by 2- x Pall Bohme; Mr. H was a farce by Charles Lamb, 2-1/8" first performed at Drury Lane in pp. letterpress by William Cheney; 21 fullpage drawings by multi-talented Tom Neal of 13/16" 2- characters and scenes between 5th and Wilshire in Los Angeles, the first Neal illustrations to 1/16" appear in book form $ $45.00 $ $30.00 $28.00 #32 #33 #34

5 39 Demorest Demorest's Gem Souvenir 40 E. C. California Miscellany Cummings, Eileen (compiler) 41 E. T. Hazeltine Pocket-Book Almanac 1888 (1870) (New York NY) 1992 San Diego 1887 Warren PA Gilt purple paper wraps 200 Gilt blue cloth Pictorial paper wrappers 42 Editalia Torino Minima 1967 Roma Gilt brown ; gilt bookcase 43 Eyre & Spottiswoode Book of Common Prayer; Hymns Ancient and Modern 44 Eyre & Spottiswoode Handbook of Practical Cookery Dods, Matilda Lees 45 Eyre & Spottiswoode Poetical Works of Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Alfred Lord 46 (Germany) Miniaturbuchverlag Leipzig 47 (Germany) Miniaturbuchverlag Leipzig 48 (Germany) Minibook Munich Ausgewahlte Gedichte (Selected Poems) Ausgewahlte Gedichte (Selected Poems) Constitution of the United States of America; Declaration of Independence 49 Henry Frowde Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays Heine, Heinrich Schiller, Friedrich (1900) London, 1906 London, (1900) London, 1998 Leipzig, Germany 1998 Leipzig, Germany 1996 Munich, Germany (1895) London, Gilt black ; sterling silver plaque with chariot scene 132 pp.; 3 frontispieces (one in color) plus 20 full-page woodcut illustrations; an intriguing and rare ephemeral ladies souvenir book with advertisements for Mme. Demorest's fashions; also includes poems, jokes, puzzles, etc.; a.e.g. 44 pp. letterpress; marbled endpapers; postage stamp; a collection of interesting California essays including "Book Shortage in Early California" 32 pp.; with claims to cure asthma, whooping cough, consumption x 1- x 2-2" 3/8" $ $15.00 Each book has approx. 60 pages & is 1- illustrated; Italian text; titles: Satira 11/16" Torinese, Proverbi Torinesi, Canti Torinesi, 3/8" Poesia Torinese and Amore di Torino 2 books bound together: 700 pp. in Book of Common Prayer plus 861 pp. in Hymns Ancient and Modern; printed on very fine india paper; early inscription; one leaf is damaged, else near fine; a.e.g. 2-1/8" x 1- $ Gilt red 836 pp. on very fine india paper; includes x $ with ornately 50 engravings, philosophy of cookery and 2" decorated spine table of contents; recipes for pies, soufflés, (scuffed) soups, purees, puddings and more; Bondy called this "the most extensive cookery book in miniature", a.e.g. Gilt blue flexible suede with Yapp edges 250 Gilt green with pictorial slipcase 250 Gilt blue with pictorial slipcase 1035 pp. on fine india paper by "His Majesty's printer"; all edges blue and very fine condition 287 pp.; Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century; includes an index and short biography 286 pp.; Schiller was an 18th century German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright; includes an index and short biography Gilt blue 255 pp. in black and blue inks; easy-toread English text of both historic ; pictorial U.S. flag documents slipcase Gilt black 480 pp. on very fine India paper; with title frontispiece; originally published in 1827; on spine "thoughts in verse for the Sundays and Holy Days throughout the year"; a.e.g. x 2" x 1- x 1- x 1-2-1/8" x 1- $75.00 $60.00 #31 #36 #39 #41

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7 50 Hestan Isle 51 Hilleary & Petko Miniaturist to Mogul (Grant, Peter) 2002 Lockerbie, Scotland Sweet Revenge, an Extract from the 1847 Journal of Walter Colton 52 Hillside Printer's Marks and Colophons 100 Printed slick paper Colton, Walter 1977 Monterrey 75 Printed maroon ette Irwin, Frank 1976 Tilton NH 250 Pictorial cloth 53 Hillside Sound Track Irwin, Frank 1969 Franklin NH 350 Pictorial cloth 54 Hillside Woman's Wit Pyle, Howard 1978 Franklin NH 250 Printed cloth 55 JEN Chali, Admiral's Story 56 Jonathan Cape 57 Junipero Serra 58 Junipero Serra 59 Junipero Serra (El Camino Real ) 60 Junipero Serra (El Camino Real ) Kate Greenaway's Alphabet Maupassant, Guy de Greenaway, Kate El Pueblo de San Weber, Jose de Guadalupe "Replanting" of Frederick, Cesar Chavez Corita's "Love Stamp" Weber, Weber, Weber, Msgr. (1998) Edgewater FL 50 Gilt gray cloth ; printed dust jacket 1973 London, 1978 San Buenaventura 1994 San Fernando 2009 (Mission Hills ) 2015 (Mission Hills ) Pictorial paper wrappers 300 Gilt black 125 Gilt cloth spine; marbled paper with printed label 100 Printed orange cloth by Mariana Blau 150 Printed yellow ette by Mariana Blau 9 pp. letterpress; frontispiece portrait; the story of Robert Fulton, the steamboat developer, who was also a miniature portrait painter, inventor and engineer; SIGNED by publisher Peter Grant; Grace Broeker bookplate 7 pp. letterpress in 2 colors; Colton, a 19th century Congregational minister, describes his participation in an early form of Californian manic behavior 51 pp. letterpress; 18 illustrations of early printer's marks, from 15th c. Caxton, Schoffer and Elzevir to early 20th c. Goudy 79 pp. letterpress; 6 striking illustrations by David Wiggins; on sounds, music, saints, Sufis and orchestration 50 pp. letterpress on handmade paper; originally written in 1890, Pyle's story is written in the style of the Arabian Nights 32 pp. letterpress; 9 hand-colored illustrations; a miniature adaptation of the novel that reads like a short story; set in exotic India in the Colonial Period; signed and numbered 32 pp.; facsimile of the 1885 edition with a charming color illustration for each letter of the alphabet 24 pp. letterpress; postage stamp frontispiece; history of the oldest civil settlement in Alta, California; a.e.g. 18 pp.; frontispiece portrait of Frederick the Great, one of history's most brilliant generals; he played the leading role in breaking up the Holy Roman Empire and unifying the German states; his body was removed numerous times, hence the term the royal "replanting" 12 pp. in 3 colors by Patrick Reagh; decorative endpapers; postage stamp frontispiece; a short history of the American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist 8 pp. letterpress in 5 colors by Patrick Reagh; postage stamp frontispiece; story of the 1985 issuance of the wildly-popular 22-cent postage stamp designed by one-time nun Corita Kent; over 800 works of art are attributed to Kent 5/16" 2" 2-1/4" 1/4" 2-1/8" 2-1/8" $12.00 $75.00 $35.00 $35.00 $8.00 $27.00 $26.00 $30.00 #53 #55 #58

8 61 Junipero Serra (El Camino Real ) 62 Kathryn I. Rickard 63 Kitemaug 64 Kitemaug Rock Star and the Old Country Priest My Adventures in Minibibliomania Boy Who Drew Cats, A Japanese Tale, Categorical Davis, Marly Rickard, Kathryn I. Hearn, Lafcadio Anderson, Frank J (Mission Hills ) 1996 Cobbleskill NY 1979 Spartanburg SC 1970 Spartanburg SC 200 Gilt black ette by Mariana Blau 10 pp. letterpress in 2 colors by Patrick Reagh; 2- x unique 49-cent postage stamp frontispiece; 2-1/8" story of an unlikely duo - Msgr. Weber and Joe Walsh of the Eagles - and their 25-year friendship; one of only 10 copies available to collectors 350 Gilt blue 187 pp. by Editions du Parnasse; frontispiece photo of Rickard; tales of collecting 5,000 miniature books; lists her favorite books; her collaboration with Doris Welsh; frank comments about many publishers 100 Paper wrappers 38 pp. letterpress; illustrated with 7 woodcuts bound Japanese by the publisher; this Japanese fairy tale was style; paper translated into English by Lafcadio Hearn and sleeve first published in Printed cloth ; printed dust jacket 65 Kurbel Books 117th Psalm, Bible 1986 Sudbury MA 300 Gilt red cloth 66 Life Magazine Advertisement Card with 2 Miniature Magazines 67 M. Swift & Sons 68 MarMichel Gold Beater, Franciscan Crown Rosary and the City of Los Angeles, 69 Mermaid Nasty Nancy & Her Cat, A Horrid ABC Book Hayes, Stephen R. Weber, Johnson, Fridolf (1960) New York NY Paper wrappers on oblong 10" x 4- card 1967 Hartford CT 1000 Gilt navy blue by Proost en Brandt 1998 Los Angeles 1962 New York NY 32 pp. letterpress in 3 colors; a clever book of cats by category, each with an illustration plus one fold-out illustration 10 pp. accordion-folded; marbled endpapers; 7 hand-colored and illuminated pages by E. Helene Sherman and Joseph Curran; Grace Broeker bookplate 2 tipped-in mini magazines on an original subscription card, each 32 pp.; Life Magazine with angel and eagle (January 4, 1883 issue); Life Magazine with Michele de Kramer on the cover (January 27, 1958 issue) 2- x x 1-15/16" 2" 3-1/8" x $75.00 $35.00 $28.00 $35.00 $ pp. letterpress by Enschede, blue 2- x endpapers with gold-stamped leaves; tipped-in 2-1/8" frontispiece plus 4 additional illustrations; history of making gold leaf; 82,800 hammer blows are necessary to beat gold to desired leaf thickness of inch; a.e.g. 500 Red 16 pp. letterpress by Regis Graden; the history 2- x spine; gray cloth of the official seal of Los Angeles 2-1/8" by Mariana Blau 1 Printed paper 16 pp. letterpress in 5 colors; the only by Karen miniature by this press and an outstanding Nyman; card ABC book; a Bradbury 100 slipcase x 1- $20.00 $95.00 #65 #67 #69

9 70 Michael Canosa Ottawa '94 71 Minia Fables of Aesop, 72 Minia Fables of Aesop, 73 (Nazi Propaganda Booklet) 74 (Nazi Propaganda Booklet) 75 Opuscula 76 Opuscula 77 Pequeño 78 Peter & Donna Thomas 79 Peter & Donna Thomas 80 Peter & Donna Thomas Der Fuhrer und der Arbeiter Der Fuhrer und die Bewegung Discovering Miniature Almanacs Saint Brendans Task of the Artist Paper Making With Kids Saroyan Rags Make Paper 1994 (Cambridge MA) Printed cloth ; spine label Aesop 1943 Jamaica NY Gilt red pictorial cloth (design on both front & back covers); gold paperboard slipcase Aesop 1943 Jamaica NY Gilt blue pictorial cloth (extremities rubbed); no slipcase Hanson, Robert F. Weber, Conrad, Joseph Thomas, Tanya, Suzanne, Alana & Russell Saroyan, William Thomas, Peter Germany Pictorial paper 1939 wrappers with photo of Hitler Germany Pictorial paper 1939 wrappers with photo of Hitler; with string 1980 Venice FL 200 Gilt cranberry red cloth ; printed dust jacket 1993 Bradenton FL 125 Gilt green cloth by Don Brady 1997 Bisbee AZ 65 Paper ; printed label 1988 Santa Cruz 1989 Santa Cruz 1985 Santa Cruz 72 pp. autograph book; a keepsake from MBS Conclave XIII; all pages are blank 126 pp.; a fine selection of the classic fables with 19 full-page illustrations by Charles H. Bennett 126 pp.; a fine selection of the classic fables with 19 full-page illustrations by Charles H. Bennett 36 pp.; Fuehrer and the Worker; 28 full-page black & white photos 36 pp.; Fuehrer and the Movement; 28 fullpage black & white photos x 3" 2" 5/8" 2" 5/8" 2" 2" 70 pp. letterpress; marbled endpapers; 2- wonderful reference for almanac collectors with chapters on American, English, French and other Europeans almanacs; includes a bibliography of additional references; signed & numbered 26 pp.; history of the magnificent Gothic Revival style church completed in 1927 in Los Angeles; it has served as a location for various Hollywood productions 17 pp. letterpress; twisted accordion-fold construction; cover paper and illustrations by Sylvia Lovell-Cooper; an essay by one of the greatest turn-of-the-century novelists; signed & numbered #23 50 Gilt spine with 13 pp. handwritten on handmade paper; the 4 2 raised bands; Thomas children made the paper, wrote the text, marbled paper made the pictures, then printed and bound this delightful book; signed by each child 150 Blind-stamped pink handmade paper 225 Printed spine; handmade paper 14 pp. letterpress on Peter's handmade paper (rag, hemp rope, abaca, cotton and other stray fibers); postage stamp; a bookish quote by Saroyan is printed in watermarks; Robert E. Massmann bookplate 32 pp. letterpress on Peter's handmade paper (various colors); 6 linoleum block prints by Donna illustrate each phase of papermaking 3" 1/8" $5.00 $80.00 $42.00 $ " x 3" $ " 3/8" 2- x2-3/8" 1-1/4" $60.00 $40.00 $55.00 #72 #74 #77 #80

10 81 Poole Victorian Signatures, Builders' Signatures on San Francisco Victorian Houses 82 in Letter of Junipero Serra to Hugus Alley the Reverend Father Fray Fermin Francisco de Lasuen, A Bicentennial Discovery 83 of Ward Schori 84 of Ward Schori Celebration of Vice Presidents of the United States of America Last Battle of the Civil War, 85 Proof Creative Art of Printing, 86 Proof Darwin's Mistaken ory on Evolution Adams, Maryline Poole Weber, Harris, Bea Schori, Ward Three Monks 87 Proof Raven, Poe, Edgar Allan 88 Proof Somebody's Mother Brine, Mary Dow 89 Scott Free 90 Somesuch How I Edited an Agricultural Paper Crossroads, Twain, Mark Terry, Marshall 1982 Berkeley 1984 Pasadena 1990 Evanston IL 1991 Evanston IL 1968 Baltimore MD 1967 Baltimore MD 1966 Baltimore MD (1967) Baltimore MD 1982 Overland Park KS 100 Printed paper ; gilt spine 25 Printed paper by Clarese Kroll Gilt blue by Hugo Grummich Printed gray cloth by Hugo Grummich 100 Gilt brown 26 pp. letterpress in 3 colors; map endpapers; with 11 full-page illustrations of the signatures applied to Victorian homes by tract home builders; the elaborate ornamentation and curlicues used by 7 prolific builders of homes in San Francisco were also uniquely "signed" 14 pp. from engraved plates; this very special letter was brought to Santa Barbara Mission in 1833 and preserved; number 7 of only 25 printed 112 pp.; decorative endpapers; a one-page biography and a full-page pen and ink portrait of every Vice President up to Dan Quayle; SIGNED and numbered by Ward Schori; top edge gilt 38 pp.; decorative endpapers; 13 full-page illustrations; a detailed description of the April 13, 1865, battle; SIGNED by Ward Schori 20 pp. letterpress in 2 colors; an essay taken from Printing: Challenging Career; designed, typeset, printed and bound by the publisher A. C. Wirth 50 Gilt red cloth 12 pp. letterpress in 2 colors on pink paper; a comical report by three monkeys on Darwin's ory of Evolution; typeset, printed and bound by the publisher A. C. Wirth 70 Gilt red 200 Gilt maroon (printed on vellum) 270 Gilt brown cloth 1999 Dallas TX 200 Gilt black 22 pp. letterpress printed on vellum in brown ink; title page with ornate green border; typeset, printed & bound by the publisher A. C. Wirth 20 pp. letterpress in 3 colors; every page with delicate borders; one of 13 miniature books designed, typeset, printed and bound by Carl Wirth; a lovely, tender poem on motherhood and one of my personal favorite books 31 pp. letterpress in black and green; decorative endpapers; frontispiece portrait of Twain; every page decorated; Twain's 1870 tale of newspaper editing is still humorous today; signed & numbered by the publisher 48 pp. letterpress; pictorial endpapers; 2 illustrations by David Lazarus; fictional account of a Civil War era soldier; SIGNED by author and illustrator 2-1/4" 3/16" 3/16" /16" 5/8" 2- $75.00 $45.00 $60.00 $ $65.00 $20.00 #81 #85 #86 #87

11 91 Somesuch Four Stumbling Blocks to Truth, (deluxe edition) 92 Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 93 Tabula Rasa 94 Tabula Rasa 95 Tabula Rasa 96 Tamazunchale 97 Thomas Nelson & Sons & Paton & Ritchie Bessie Birthday and Memorandum Book Alphabet of Creation, An Ancient Legend from the Zohar Important Titles Uffizi ABC, My Favorite Miniature Book, Nine Essays by Collectors of Miniature Books Faithful Promiser, Bacon, Roger 1985 Dallas TX Shahn, Ben Lathourakis, John Smith, Charlotte (compiler) 1900 London, 50 Gilt navy blue by Feathered Serpent 1993 Seattle WA 125 Purple-gilt black cloth 1992 Seattle WA 200 Yellow cloth spine; printed paper 1992 Seattle WA 300 Pictorial cloth 1984 Newton IA 250 Gilt black by Reliure d'art 1853 Edinburgh Ornately gilt red 98 (Unknown) Dome des Invalides (1900) France Silverplate over brass with original pencil 99 William Lewis Washburn Thirty-Sixth Psalm, Two Versions, Bible 1940 Haddon Heights NJ 20 pp. letterpress in 3 colors by Feathered Serpent ; decorative endpapers; 6 illustrations; a 13th century contribution to human wisdom published by Stanley Marcus on the occasion of his 80th birthday; letter M of 50 deluxe lettered copies Gilt red Approx. 150 pp.; 17-page history, origin and meaning of the name Bessie and famous women in history named Bessie, followed with a memorandum section with 2 dates on each page and a quotation at the top; a.e.g. 64 Gilt parchment covers bound oriental style; pink ribbon tie 2-1/8" 47 pp. letterpress in 2 colors; decorative endpapers; an ancient legend from the Zohar with drawings on every page by Ben Shahn 1/4" 20 pp. letterpress; lists 30 humorous and important-sounding titles for your blank books in the old days blank books were used by decorators to fill out a library on the cheap! 64 pp. letterpress printed in Italy on handmade paper; a facsimile reproduction in miniature of a 6" by 8" volume; beautifully illustrated with portraits of artists, from A (Angelico) to Z (Zuchero) 88 pp. letterpress by Enschede; Cockerell marbled endpapers; essays are by James De Lancey, Ruth Adomeit, Robert E. Massmann, Julia Wightman, Msgr. Weber, Virginia Schoonover, Kal Levitan, Stanley Marcus and Charlotte Smith; a.e.g. 128 pp.; a collection of Bible "crumbs from the Master's Table which may serve to help the thoughts in the hour of closet meditation or the season of sorrow", a.e.g. Beautiful Art Nouveau aide memoire with its original pad of paper completely intact; springs open when pencil is slid out; fine 28 pp. letterpress in black and red; each page with green ruled border; Irene Winterstein and Kathryn Rickard bookplates; this copy is #46 of only 64 printed 1/4" $75.00 $65.00 $30.00 $ " x $40.00 $ " x 2" x 1-3/16" 2" x 2" $ $ #95 #98 #99