[Rarebooks] FS: A Selection of Contemporary Miniature Books

Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers claudia at wlbooks.com
Mon Jul 23 13:47:22 EDT 2007


Offered is a selection of recent acquisitions of contemporary miniature
books.

Aesop. An Aesop's Fable: The Donkey & The Thistle. NP: Just For Fun Press,
1993. Limited Edition. One of 150 copies. Hardbound. 32mo. [10]pp. Two
linocut illustrations by Suzanne and Donna. Light green paper covered boards
with title and decorative devices stamped in black on spine and front board.
Paper made, type set, printed and bound by the Thomases. Near Fine with two
light creases to front free endpaper. (40618) $35.00

Aesop. An Aesop's Fable: The Old Man and Death. NP: The Good Book Press,
1986. Limited Edition. One of 200 copies, this is number 148. Hardbound.
32mo. [10]pp. Two linocut illustrations by Donna Thomas. Gray paper covered
boards with title and decorative devices stamped in black on spine and front
board. Handset and printed on Peter's paper. In Fine Condition. (40619)
$40.00

Bolton, Claire. 6-Line Wood Letter Alphabets: Old Style Italic. 1 Type
Designers. Playbill 2 Type Faces. Round Serif 3 Typefounders. Sans Condensed
4 Typographic Words. Winchester 5 Type Casting. Sans Bold Italic 6 Parts of
the Press. In Six Volumes. Marcham, Oxford: Alembic Press, 1995-7. Limited
Edition. ISBN: 0907482627. One of 100 copies. Softbound. 32mo. Each volume
is [24]pp. Illustrated throughout with various typefaces. Handsewn printed
paper wrappers, housed in a marbled paper slipcase. In Fine condition.
(40617) $125.00

Coover, Robert. The Convention. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982.
Limited Edition. ISBN: 0935716130. One of 50 signed and numbered copies,
this is number 20. 32mo. 19pp. Blue leather over thin boards with title
stamped in silver on spine and front board. Book design by Vance Gerry of
the Weatherbird Press. Printed on Ragston Paper with Deepdene typeface. Fine
in a Near Fine marbled paper slipcase that has a touch of wear along edges.
Signed by the author on the half title page. (40607) $75.00

Coover, Robert. The Convention. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982.
Limited Edition. ISBN: 0935716130. One of  300 hand numbered copies, this is
number 20. 32mo. 19pp. Red leather over thin boards with title stamped in
silver on spine and front board. Book design by Vance Gerry of the
Weatherbird Press. Printed on Ragston Paper with Deepdene typeface. In Fine
Condition. Signed by the author on the half title page. (40610) $45.00

Scholder, Fritz. Random Thoughts and Memories. Scottsdale, AZ: ARC Press,
1979. Limited Edition. One of 500 copies. Hardbound. 32mo. Unpaginated.
Frontisportrait. Marbled paper endsheets. Black cloth over off white linen
covered boards with title stamped in gilt on spine. Printed at the Stinehour
Press. In Fine Condition. (40611) $35.00


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