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Sheppard Press, London, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 221 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb : "Miniature books - that is books not more than 3 inches (76 mm) in height - have always fascinated booklovers. A good number of manuscript volumes still exist, but this history begins with the advent of printing. It tells their story, from the Officium Beatae Virginis Mariae printed by Mathias Moravius in Naples in A.D. 1486 to the present time when new printing methods, and perhaps a growing belief that small is beautiful, have greatly increased the number of enthusiastic collectors. It deals chronologically and in detail with their development, with changes in taste and fashion and with technical advances: it has sections on special subjects including devotional books, costume, erotica, gastronomy, song books and topography; it describes some of the more curious items and publishers' bindings; it reviews current production, assesses prospects for the future and mentions some of the…
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by Bondy, Louis W
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- Title Miniature Books: Their History from the Beginnings to the Present Day
- Author Bondy, Louis W
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 221 pp, ills, facs
- Publisher Sheppard Press, London
- Date 1981
- ISBN 9780900661235
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Sheppard Press, London, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 221 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb : "Miniature books - that is books not more than 3 inches (76 mm) in height - have always fascinated booklovers. A good number of manuscript volumes still exist, but this history begins with the advent of printing. It tells their story, from the Officium Beatae Virginis Mariae printed by Mathias Moravius in Naples in A.D. 1486 to the present time when new printing methods, and perhaps a growing belief that small is beautiful, have greatly increased the number of enthusiastic collectors. It deals chronologically and in detail with their development, with changes in taste and fashion and with technical advances: it has sections on special subjects including devotional books, costume, erotica, gastronomy, song books and topography; it describes some of the more curious items and publishers' bindings; it reviews current production, assesses prospects for the future and mentions some of the…
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Sheppard Press, London, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 221 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb : "Miniature books - that is books not more than 3 inches (76 mm) in height - have always fascinated booklovers. A good number of manuscript volumes still exist, but this history begins with the advent of printing. It tells their story, from the Officium Beatae Virginis Mariae printed by Mathias Moravius in Naples in A.D. 1486 to the present time when new printing methods, and perhaps a growing belief that small is beautiful, have greatly increased the number of enthusiastic collectors. It deals chronologically and in detail with their development, with changes in taste and fashion and with technical advances: it has sections on special subjects including devotional books, costume, erotica, gastronomy, song books and topography; it describes some of the more curious items and publishers' bindings; it reviews current production, assesses prospects for the future and mentions some of the…
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Sheppard Press, London, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 221 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb : "Miniature books - that is books not more than 3 inches (76 mm) in height - have always fascinated booklovers. A good number of manuscript volumes still exist, but this history begins with the advent of printing. It tells their story, from the Officium Beatae Virginis Mariae printed by Mathias Moravius in Naples in A.D. 1486 to the present time when new printing methods, and perhaps a growing belief that small is beautiful, have greatly increased the number of enthusiastic collectors. It deals chronologically and in detail with their development, with changes in taste and fashion and with technical advances: it has sections on special subjects including devotional books, costume, erotica, gastronomy, song books and topography; it describes some of the more curious items and publishers' bindings; it reviews current production, assesses prospects for the future and mentions some of the…
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London: Sheppard Press, [1981]. 1st. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with the spine stamped in gilt.
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London: Sheppard Press, 1981 8vo (20 cm), frontispiece printed in color, [8], 221 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "Miniature books - that is books not more than 3 inches (76mm) in height - have always fascinated booklovers. A good number of manuscript volumes still exist, but this history begins with the advent of printing. It tells their story, from the Officium Beatae Virginis Mariae printed by Mathias Moravius in Naples in AD 1486 to the present time when new printing methods, and perhaps a growing belief that small is beautiful, have greatly increased the number of enthusiastic collectors. It deals chronologically and in detail with their development, with changes in taste and fashion and with technical advances: it has sections on special subjects including devotional books, costume, erotica, gastronomy, song books and topography; it describes some of the more curious items and publishers' bindings; it reviews current production, assesses prospects for the…
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Sheppard Press, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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