Karen Nyman Miniature Books

7835 Rush Rose Drive

Carlsbad CA 92009-6828

760-944-3019

ABC Books

#4 #10 #17

# / Publisher / Title / Author / Year / Place / Cc / Binding / Description / H x W / Price
1 / Black Cat Press / ABCs of Baker Street / Snyder, Dee / 1983 / Skokie IL / 249 / Gilt leatherette boards by Bela Blau / 97 pp.; decorative endpapers; 9 illustrations; an alphabetical listing and description of items in Sherlock Holmes' famous habitat; Grace Broecker bookplate / 2-7/8" x 2" / SOLD
2 / Black Cat Press / Alphabet Sentences / Petty, G. Harvey / (1978) / Skokie IL / 249 / Gilt blue cloth boards by Bela Blau / 30 pp. in calligraphy; the art of calligraphy from the 5th c. BC through the 16th century.; illustrated throughout; includes a fold-out chart of the alphabet in Phoenician, Old Greek, Classical Greek, Etruscan, Latin, Roman, Uncial & miniscule / 2-3/16" x 2-5/8" / SOLD
3 / Black Cat Press / Alphabetum Zanium / Petty, G. Harvey / 1976 / Skokie IL / 249 / Gilt red leather spine; marbled paper boards by Bela Blau / 27 pp. calligraphic text by Harvey with letterpress foreword & index; red alphabet endpapers; a beautiful alphabet book in black, red & turquoise on gray paper / 2-3/4" x 2-1/16" / SOLD
4 / BookArts Press / Quirky Phonetic Alphabet, The / Black, Gemma (calligrapher) / 2000 / Canberra, Australia / 500 / Black leather spine; paper boards; printed label / 37 pp. on handmade paper; a rhyming ABC book; each letter of the alphabet is calligraphed in a different color; signed by the publishers / 2-7/8" x 1-7/8" / SOLD
5 / David Bryce and Son / My Tiny Alphabet Animals / 1900 / Glasgow / Pictorial paper wrappers / 56 pp.; 2 pages devoted to each letter of the alphabet, beautiful full-color illustrations throughout / 1-3/16" x 13/16" / SOLD
6 / David Bryce and Son / My Tiny Alphabet Birds / 1900 / Glasgow / Pictorial paper wrappers / 56 pp.; 2 pages devoted to each letter of the alphabet, beautiful full-color illustrations throughout / 1-3/16" x 13/16" / SOLD
7 / Juniper Von Phitzer Press / Latin Abecedarian, A / Neilson, Lloyd L. / 1985 / San Francisco CA / 225 / Gilt maroon leather / 64 pp. letterpress; each letter of the alphabet handset in red 72-pt wood type; facing page has a Latin quote, followed by an 8-page history of the Latin alphabet; a.e.g. / 2-7/16" x 2-7/8" / SOLD
8 / Log-Anne Press / A to Z / Logan, Herschel C. / 1978 / Santa Ana CA / 50 / Tan cloth boards with printed label on spine / 32 pp. letterpress; an especially tiny ABC book; each page shows 2 examples of fonts for the accompanying letter of the alphabet / 3/4" x 5/8" / SOLD
9 / Mermaid Press / Nasty Nancy & Her Cat, A Horrid ABC Book / Johnson, Fridolf / 1962 / New York NY / Printed paper boards; slipcase / 16 pp. letterpress in 5 colors; the only miniature by this press and an outstanding ABC book; a Bradbury 100 / 2-3/8" x 1-7/8" / SOLD
10 / Peter & Donna Thomas / Alphabet People / Thomas, Tanya / 1989 / Santa Cruz CA / 200 / Printed handmade paper boards; paper label / 64 pp. letterpress in 2 colors on Peter's handmade paper; Tanya Thomas twisted her body into the shape of the letters of the alphabet and created a drawing for each / 2-1/2" x 2" / SOLD
11 / Rebecca Press / Golden Alphabet / Bingham, Rebecca / 1986 / Hyattsville MD / 200 / Cloth boards; gilt leather label / 28 pp. letterpress on French-folded tan paper; decorative endpapers; an ABC book with each letter ornately designed and gilt-stamped on the page / 2-3/4" x 1-7/8" / SOLD
12 / REM Miniatures / Boston Cordial, A / Sherman, E. Helene / 1981 / New Britain CT / 500 / Red cloth boards, paper label (no sleeve) / 30 pp. alphabet book of Boston landmarks; illustrated by E. Helene Sherman; illuminated title page; signed by publisher Robert Massmann / 1-3/4" x 1-5/8" / $20.00
13 / REM Miniatures / Sukie’s ABC / Sherman, E. Helene / 1968 / New Britain CT / Paper wrappers; sleeve / 29 hand-colored plates on 100% rag paper / 1-3/8” x 1-3/8” / SOLD
14 / REM Miniatures / Sukie’s ABC / Sherman, E. Helene / 1968 / New Britain CT / Paper wrappers (no sleeve) / 29 hand-colored plates on 100% rag paper / 1-3/8” x 1-3/8” / SOLD
15 / Sunflower Press / Alphabet Alfresco / Cunningham, Carol / 1985 / Mill Valley CA / 85 / Pictorial cloth boards; spine label / 60 pp. letterpress on handmade paper; a hand-colored illustration for each letter of the alphabet of things that are found outdoors; signed & numbered / 1-5/8" x 2" / $50.00
16 / Tabula Rasa Press / Uffizi ABC, The / 1992 / Seattle WA / 300 / Pictorial cloth boards / 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) / 3” x 2-1/2" / $40.00
17 / Yellow Kid Press / Cherubic Capitulation, A / Serette, David W. / 1970 / Portland ME / 100 / Pictorial printed wrappers; original printed envelop / 16 pp. letterpress; second edition; a charming alphabet book whose initial letters feature cherubs / 2" x 2-1/2" / SOLD