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Miniatures Books & Ephemera
English-French French-English Midget Series Dictionary
by Burgess & Bowes Ltd [Editor]
A very good+ red cloth bound softcover, completely revised and corrected.25.000 Words with Dialogues, ets. Containing Automobile Terms, Dialogues, Geographical and Christian Names, Photographic Terms, Etc.
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NZ$154.84
Horace.
by H I Pye
Green calf binding with black title plate, gilt decoration and title on the spine. Gilt 'Cambridge panel' on both boards. Marbled end papers and on all edges.
Hardcover. A lovely book from the Miniature Library Series published by W. Suttaby, B. Crosby & Co. Engraved title and frontispiece printed together. Very, very Good condition.
Quintus Horatius Flaccus 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of... Read more about this item
Hardcover. A lovely book from the Miniature Library Series published by W. Suttaby, B. Crosby & Co. Engraved title and frontispiece printed together. Very, very Good condition.
Quintus Horatius Flaccus 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of... Read more about this item
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NZ$214.76
![Twas the Night Before Christmas [Artist Book]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/933/190/1573190933.0.b.jpg)
Twas the Night Before Christmas [Artist Book]
by Moore, Clement Clarke [Binding: Jarmila Sobota]
Loket, Czech Republic: Jarmila Sobota, 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Slipcase. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Miniature book object designed by Jan Sobota in 2012, completed in 2014. Laser cut page in the shape of a Christmas tree, each section straightened with green paper strips. Open binding technique allows for the book to be completely 'opened' and thus forming a standing Christmas tree. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Full leather boards, die cut in shape of a Christmass tree, gilt...
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NZ$552.31
eight neighbors and roommates.
by Goodale, Rebecca
Freeport, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2019.. Edition of 8. 2.5 x 2.5" miniature. Accordion structure extending from front board. Compound drum leaf assembly with a variation on a secret Belgian binding for the covers. Dry points, á la poupée or hand-colored. Text letterpress printed by Scott Vile of Ascensius Press. Handmade paper by Bernie and Patty Vinzannni as well as handmade paper by Katie MacGregor. Signed and numbered by the artist. Poem and book by the artist inspired by...
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NZ$2,124.25
The Poky Little Puppy #1 (Little Little Golden Book)
by Lowrey, Janette Sebring
Book measures 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" Little Little Golden Book. Some shelf wear and "A" present on the back cover. Miniature version of this very cute story is in Unpagenated,
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NZ$1,604.23
Portrait of a standing yong female with long hair holding a clip, signed: Raqm i kamineh (R)
by Safavid Isfahan school of painting
Painting. Very Good. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Central panel: 17.5x6.5 cm. Leaf: 24.5x16.5 cm. illustrated with animal and floral motifs. The portrait is tiny signed at the mid-right: "Raqm kamineh R.". Ink drawing with gouache embellished with gold on paper.
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NZ$33,988.00
The Bible in Miniature; Or, A Concise History of the Old and New Testaments (Miniature)
188 pp. 5,2x4,5 cm. With 9 full-page engravings in-text. Printed by H. Mozley, Gainsborough, 1815.
--- Leather bound (modern binding). Gilt lettering on spine. Trace of tape on first engraving. A note written on the last two blank pages, before endpapers. Otherwise, pages are clean.
--- Leather bound (modern binding). Gilt lettering on spine. Trace of tape on first engraving. A note written on the last two blank pages, before endpapers. Otherwise, pages are clean.
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NZ$528.29
Sonnets
by KEATS, John
London: Anthony Treherne, 1905. First Edition (thus). Flexible boards. Very good. Miniature (5cm x 7cm). A very good copy in the publisher's limp brown leather, stamped in blind. Rubbing to extremities and the binding a touch shaken, but a clean copy of this miniature book. All edges gilt,though the gilt is somewhat dulled. Appears to be genuinely rare; we note just three library holdings, all in the USA (Harvard, UVA, and Worcester PL [MA]).
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NZ$339.88
Adam and Eve-Olution
by Brown, Ken
Seattle: The Real Comet Press, 1989. Pamphlet. Unpaginated flip book, 3.5x3 inches, all illustrations with no text, old price sticker on rear wrap else very good condition.
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NZ$33.99
The Mark of the Beast & Head of the District
by Kipling, Rudyard
Book measures 3" x 4" tall. This lovely miniature is green & copper with embossed floral border. End papers brown, inside pages excellent. Foot end of cover slightly creased, Two small cracks on spine. Back end papers missing corner. 87 pp Little Leather Library Corporation, an American publishing company founded in New York City From 1916 to 1923(?)
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NZ$32.29
Christmas Nutshell Library (All 4 books are Signed by Hilary Knight)
by Hilary Knight
FIRST EDITION WITH ALL FOUR BOOKS SIGNED BY HILARY KNIGHT! Likely the ONLY such set listed anywhere in the world right now. Each book is signed differently, NONE are personalized, two are dated in 1992. Condition is a strong Very Good: pristine text & illustrations, the boards look like new. But some age-related foxing on endpapers, mild wear on dust jackets. Slipcase has original $2.95 price clearly visible and remarkably only mild wear. Simply a wonderful and unique set. Signed by author.
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NZ$1,062.12
CALIFORNIA MISCELLANY, Volume I.
by Cummings, Eileen (Editor)
San Diego, California: E.C. Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 44 p. Illustrated with an original three cent U.S. postage stamp celebrating California's 1950 centennial. [San Diego, California]: EC Press, 1992. Limited to 200 copies, of which 150 were given as keepsakes at the Tenth Conclave of the Miniature Book Society, Inc., held September 4-7, 1992 in San Diego, California. A miniature book (2 1/2" x 2 7/8"), bound in full blue cloth with gilt titles. Fine.
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NZ$127.46
GLEN DAWSON AT 99: A Pictorial History of Lifetime Awards
Pasadena, California: The Castle Press, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 35 p. Frontispiece portrait, with ten color illustrations. First edition, limited to 250 copies. A miniature book (2 3/8" x 2 7/8"), bound by Mariana Blau in full red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles. Fine.
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NZ$127.46
Miniature Quilts: Connecting New and Old Worlds
by Tina M. Gravatt
This book shares research from museums and libraries in Europe and the U.S. The book features whole-cloth quilts, medallion or framed quilts, strippie quilts, hexagons, Log Cabins, and many more. There is also info on vintage fabrics and reproductions. Lots of quilt history and 18 fully illustrated patterns.New book. Clean. Tight. Small remainder mark on bottom and very minimal corner wear. Please see photos. 63 pages.
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NZ$25.41
A Christmas Parable
by Forgue, Norman W
Chicago, IL: The Black Cat Press, nd. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Red faux leather boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece, patterned endpapers. 50x39mm. 31pp. Limited edition of 200.
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NZ$127.46
Bare Knuckles
by Lopez, Richard
Sacramento: 24th St. Irregular Press, 2003. [4p] 1.75x2 inches, poem in miniature booklet, stapled pictorial wraps in original 2.25x3.5 inch envelope with pictorial label attached announcing the poet's August 9th reading at The Book Collector. Poems-for-All #257. Miniature booklet in envelope scattered around Sacramento on buses, trains, in restrooms & coffee shops etc.
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NZ$42.48
The Twelve Days of Christmas
by Byrne, Marian (illustrator)
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England: The Final Score, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper boards, green cloth spine, frontispiece. 56x70mm. np. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 9 of 50.
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NZ$127.46
歌ぐさ Uta Gusa
by 敏子 Toshiko
n.p., 1946. Pamphlet. Japanese stab-stich bound blank book with Asanoha pattern covers, 2.5" x 2", very good. Six hand-written poems in Japanese. Only the author's first name is noted; the booklet is dedicated to "Bobby" (written in Katakana). The poems feature natural imagery such as the Winter Daphne (沈丁花) and themes of romantic longing. A translated example: "The scent of my beloved / comes to me" (ai no kaori wo nosete kuru).
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NZ$76.47
Tacuinum sanitatis. Vollstandige Faksimile-Ausgabe im Originalformat der Handschrift Codex 2396 der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek
by Joachim Rossl, Heinrich Konrad
Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1984. Book. As New. Hardcover. 2 volumes in slipcase. The facsimile volume is bound in full calf with 5 raised bands and gilt design on spine and covers. 39 facsimile leaves with miniatures printed in color and gold and preliminary miniatures. The commentary volume is bound in patterned boards (hardcover) matching the slipcase. Text in German. 184 pp. Codices Selecti Vol. LXXVIII. This is number 603 from a limited edition of 925 copies of the ADEVA edition. .
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NZ$728.68
MINIATURE BOOKPLATES: MOONLIT MAGIC
by Not Attributed
Running Press Book Publishers.. Fine with no dust jacket. [1993]. Hardcover. Miniature; Original illustrated box 2 7/8 x 3 3/8". Conatins about 20 color book plates sutiable for miniature books 1.5" x 2" . .
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NZ$66.53
Ribbon Snake.
by Goodale, Rebecca
Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2015.. Edition of 5. 3 x 2.75"; miniature accordion with 6 panels. Handcolored dry point plates. Cloth bound with hand stitching on front board. Laid in paper wraparound with matching hand-stitched snake on spine. In cloth-covered slipcase. Signed and numbered by the artist. Rebecca Goodale: "The Ribbon Snake has been added to the Special Concern list in the state of Maine. Thamnophis sauritus is a smaller, more delicate snake than the garter snake."...
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NZ$1,104.61
![[ LIVRE MINUSCULE - MINIATURE BOOK 65 x 53 mm] The Bible Christian - The contrast between the righteous and wicked](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/674/488/675488674.0.b.jpg)
[ LIVRE MINUSCULE - MINIATURE BOOK 65 x 53 mm] The Bible Christian - The contrast between the righteous and wicked
by Anonyme
T. C. Johns, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London,1838 - 1839, minuscule (6,5 x 5,3 cm), VII + 93 - VI + 63 pages. Reliure de l'époque, portefeuille à rabats plein veau brun, rabat avec titre estampé à froid. +++++++ Charmant livre minuscule, relié en porte-feuille dans un beau veau de qualité, et comprenant deux titres autour du Christianisme : The Bible Christian (La bible chrétienne), The contrast between the righteous and wicked (Le contraste...
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NZ$309.69
19TH CENTURY AMERICAN JUVENILE AUTHORS: LITTLE-KNOWN PSEUDONYMS.
by Unknown
Black Cat Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Color wash; 2.5 x 1.875"; 36, [4] pages; 249 unnumbered copies, hand-bound by Bela Blau, designed and printed by Norman W. Forgue, signed by Forgue at rear blank; Signed by Associated .
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NZ$83.19
The Three Bears #22 (Little Little Golden Book)
Book measures 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" Little Little Golden Book. Miniature version of this favorite story. Unpagenated
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NZ$40.79
