JULY 2020

JULY

TALLY: 57 Books--3 Art; 7 Biography/Memoir; 3 Children’s Literature; 3 Fiction; 5 History; 2 Humor; 8 Non-fiction; 16 Poetry; 9 Book of Quotes; 1 Religion

AFFIRMATIONS (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1997). Size: 3-1/8” x 3-7/8”. Religious texts from Bible. Read July 8.

MUSINGS (no author) (hinge book, nd). Size: 1-1/8" x 1.25". Book Art/Book of quotes. Read/viewed July 7.

The Little Cookie Book: 31 Favorite Recipes of a Minibibliophile Mixed by Ruth E. Adomeit, Baked by Frank H. Teagle, Decorated by Helen Herrick (Lilliputter Press, Woodstock, Vermont, 1960. Edition of 2,000). Size: 1-5/8” x 2-3/8”. Recipe book. Read July 2. Charming, with a useful Preface that went into the history of miniature books.

As A Man Thinketh by James Allen (Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1989). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Book of Quotations. Read July 17.

Read Water: An Anthology edited by Hari Alluri, Garrett Bryant and Amanda Fuller (Lockhorn Press, 2020). Poetry/Poetics. Read July 30.

The Kings & Queens of England: an Anonymous Mnemonic (Poole Press, 1981. Signed by Maryline Adams. 18/100). Size: 2” x 1.75”. Poetry. Read July 12.

Elbert Hubbard: A Man of the Century by James W. Beckman (The Black Cat Press, Chicago, 1981). Size: 1.75” x 3-2/8”. Biography. Read July 19.

Garden Proverbs by Terry Berger (Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1984-1994). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Book of Quotations. Read July 17.

ANNE BRADSTREET with Introduction by Polly Kemp (Tamazunchale Press, Newton, IA, 1986. 11/250). Size: 2” x 2.5”. Poetry. Read July 10.

Believing in Ourselves: The Wisdom of Women compiled by Janet F. Carroll (Andrews and MacMeel, Kansas City, MO, 1992). Size: 3.25” x 3.75”. Quotation Books. Read July 17.

The Whole Benefits that Paper Brings by Thomas Churchyard with engravings by Anthony Christmas (The Fleece Press, Queen Anne hand-made paper, nd. Edition of 285). Size: 3” x 1.75”

WINE by Thomas Conklin (Andrews McMeel, Kansas City 1992). Size: 3.25” x 3-7/8”. History. Read July 7.

Home Is Where The Heart Is by Beth Mende Conny (Peter Pauper Press, White Plains, N.Y., 1997). Size: 3.25” x 4”. Non-Fiction. Read July 15.

Passport to the Soul compiled by Beth Mende Conny (Peter Pauper Press, White Plains, N.Y., 2001). Size: 3.25” x 4”. Quotation Books. Read July 17.

Requiem for my Pre-COVID19 Life, or Keep Your Worries in Here by Melinda Luisa de Jesús (sp, (July 2020). Size: 1.5” x 3”. Poetry. Read July 28.

Poems For Life by Emily Dickinson (Anne & David Bromer, 1977). Size: 1.5” x 2-3/8”. Poetry. Read July 12.

Ninety Years of Mickey Mouse by Disney (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2019). Size: 3” x 3.75”. Art. Viewed July 25.

5 PAGES 1 BOOK by Ulysses Duterte (Meritage Press / Minitage Editions, 2020). Size: 1.5" x 1.75". Art. Viewed July 24.

EDINBURGH: 16 Collotype Views (Valentine & Son, Dundee, nd but vintage). Size: 2.1” x 6.1. Photographs. Viewed July 2. Charming.

Qi Gong: The Energy of Harmony and Healing by Robyn M. Feller (Ariel Books/Andrews McMeel, Kansas City, MO, 1999). Size: 2.75” x 2.75”. Non-fiction. Read July 31.

Stanley Marcus: A Life with Books by David Farmer (Still Point Press, 1993). Biography. Read 3/1-7/30.

PUPPY LOVE compiled by Fifi Le Papillon/Claudine Gandolfi (Peter Pauper Press, White Plains, N.Y., 2006). Size: 3.25” x 4”. Quotation Books. Read July 17.

Prospectus for Four forthcoming Fleece Press Miniature Books (A to Z of Stanley Morrison, Handpresses, A Wooly guide to Sheep, and Lies of the Great Wood Engravers) (nd). Size: 2” x 3”. Read July 21.

Miniature Encyclopedia c1959 by B. WM. Singer & R.E. Webster (dist. Gernats, Chicago, 1959). Size: 2.25” x 2-5/8”. Encyclopedia. Read July 10.

Bush Babies by May Gibbs (Angus & Robertson /HarperCollins, Australia, 1992). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Children’s Literature. Read July 17.

diverting history of john gilpin (The Hillside Press, Franklin, NH, 1970. 58/250). Poetry. Read July 21.

DAVID SWAN: A Fantasy by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Tamazunchale Press, Newton, 1984). Size: 1.75” x 2-5/8”. Fiction. Read July 12.

REFUSE GHAZAL by Luisa A. Igloria (Meritage Press/Minitage Editions, 2020). Size: 3" x 3". Poetry/Art. Read/viewed July 24.

The Whirligig Id by Frank Irwin (Hillside Press, Franklin, NH, 1961. signed. 174/350). Size: 1-7/8” x 2-3/8”. Poetry. Read July 21.

Neighborly by Genevieve Kaplan (Minitage Editions, 2020). Poetry/Visual Art. Read/viewed July 21.

Broadway for Paul by Vincent Katz (Knopf, New York, 2020). Poetry. Read July 1. Wonderful! Here's a sample poem:

A Dog Is Your Best Friend compiled by Lois L. Kaufman (Peter Pauper Press, White Plains, N.Y., 2000). Size: 3.25” x 4”. Quotation Books. Read July 17.

black spring/black summer by richard lopez (Windowpane Press, Santa Cruz/Sacramento, 2020). Poetry. Read July 19.

Love Stinks (pop-up book, Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1998). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Humor. Read July 17.

Hay(na)ku in the Time of COVID-19 by Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor (2020). Size: 1.75" x 2.25". Poetry. Read July 4. Hay(na)k collection from poems written in April (National Poetry Month) 2020.

Minding the Store by Stanley Marcus (University of North Texas Press, Denton, TX, 1974). Autobiography. Read 3/1-7/30.

Quest for the Best by Stanley Marcus (Signed. The Viking Press, New York, 1979). Autobiography. Read 3/1-7/30.

A Question of Love (poems by C. Marlowe & W. Ralegh) (Wind & Harlot, 1990. 13/27). Size: 1.75” x 2.25”. Poetry. Read July 12.

JACKIE by Julie Mars (Ariel Books / Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City, 1996). Size: 3.25” x 3.75”. Biography. Read July 8.

CHAMPAGNE by Jane McDonald  (Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City, MO, 1996). Size: 1.75" x 2.25". History. Read July 15.

MOTHER [various authors] (Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, OH, vintage). Size: 2.5” x 3.25”. Poetry anthology. Read July 12.

Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny: Just Like Magic! by Stella Williams Nathan, illus. by Bob Totten and Tom McKimson (Looney Tunes Mini Book & Figurine, Warner Brothers / Western Publishing, Racine, WI, 1976). Size: 2-5/8" x 3-1/8". Children's Literature. Read July 3.

The Little Book of Puddings (George Newnes Ltd., London, early 1900s). Size: 2.5” x 3-5/8”. History/Recipe Book. Read July 5.

The Little Red Schoolhouse by Bruce C. Ogilvie (Chanticleer Press, Vermont Hills, IL, Jl, 2000. Signed. 37/100). Size: 3” x 2.75”. Memoir. Read July.

The Little Book of Tops by Don Olney (w/ a top, Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1993). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Non-Fiction. Read July 17.

STAR WARS The Fighters by David West Reynolds (Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1998). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Fiction. Read July 17.

STAR WARS X-Wing by David West Reynolds (Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1998). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Fiction. Read July 17.

Wisdom From The World According to Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers (Peter Pauper Press, White Plains, N.Y., 2003). Size: 3.25” x 4”. Quotation Books. Read July 17.

Secrets of Serenity: A Treasury of Inspiration (Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1996). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Book of Quotations. Read July 17.

Love Sonnets of Shakespeare (Running Press, 1990). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Poetry. Read July 7.

Quotes of Life: Hay(na)ku Collection by Radhey Shiam (sp, 2020). Poetry. Read July 14.

TRANSFORMERS (w/ a transformer toy, Running Press, Philadelphia/London, with Hasbro, 2014). Size: 2.5” x 3”. Children's Literature. Read July 14.

Jim Wolf and the Cats by Mark Twain (The Hillside Press, Buffalo, N.Y., 1979). Size: 1-7/8” x 2.25”. Fiction. Read July 22.

Liberation, and all the other bright etcetera by C. Derick Varn (in manuscript, 2020). Poetry. Read July 4. Excellent work--a hissing lyricism.

The Song of Songs (Annesi Bindings/Macrina Walker, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Size: 2.16” x 3”. Religion/Poetry. Read July 15.

This miniature book contains the text of the Song of Songs from the Old Testament (using the text of the World English Bible, an update of the American Standard Version that is in the public domain). It has been arranged in verse format and digitally printed on 80 gsm paper that has been stained beige and resized before being hand-torn to give the pages deckled edges. // This miniature book has been case bound, with hand-stitched signatures. It has hand-stitched headbands, marbled endpages, and a ribbon marker. The cover is made from burgundy hand-dyed veg-tanned goatskin, which has been tooled with gold foil. // The customized slip cover uses the same marbled paper as the book’s end pages.

STAR WARS: Who’s Who by Peter Windham (Running Press, Philadelphia, 1998). Size: 2.75" x 3.25. Non-Fiction. Read July 25.

Wine Spectator's Little Book of Wine (M Shanken Communications/Running Press, 1999). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Book of Quotes. Read July 7.

The Best Little Book of One-Liners compiled by Henny Youngman (Running Press, Philadelphia/London, 1992). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”. Humor. Read July 17.