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The Microbibliophile: Jim Brogan, Editor, Published Since 1977 Published 6 Times a Year Via Subscriptions A Library In A Shoebox© Presented by James M. Brogan Oak Knoll Fest XX October 5, 2018 & WHAT IS A MINIATURE BOOK? Tablet, scroll or codex? Paper, vellum, leather, wood, stone ? 3” x 3” ? Fiction, non-fiction, Art to Zoo ? & 2 WHY A MINIATURE BOOK? People are fascinated by extremes: Highest mountain, tallest building, smallest objects Increased availability, 15th century : Almanacs, devotionals & bibles Storage & convenience of travel & 3 19th CENTURY Publishing was greatly expanded: Large influence from British publishers Many children’s titles were published Abraham Lincoln changed history: Miniature copies of the Emancipation Proclamation Miniature book collecting germinated: & 4 EARLY 20th CENTURY British miniature book publishers: David Bryce & Sons, Diamond Classics, H. Frowde U.S. Political Publications: T. Roosevelt, 1904, ‘Facts About the Candidate’ LXIVMOS: Wilbur Macey Stone & James Henderson & 5 BRITISH & POLITICAL EXAMPLES Bryce ‘Chained Bible’, 1911 Political publication, 1904 & CHILDREN’S BOOKS paper board covers, string binding cottage industry H. Frowde, London Oxford University Press c. 1905 & 7 EXAMPLES of FINE BINDING by SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE part of the work completed for Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House 1924 & 8 LXIVMOS Highlights: 21 issues ( November 1927 – November 1929) Printed in different cities around the world Subjects for beginning and advanced collectors Encouraged collector feedback & contributions Collectors, Institutions, Libraries: Notable collectors; W. Stone, FDR, Robert Shaw & 9 MID 20th CENTURY Collectors, designers, typographers, and publishers; W. Lewis Washburn, Bruce Rogers, W. H. Blumenthal, & Bernhardt Wall Miniature Book Collector: Ruth Adomeit, Editor Achille St. Onge, Publisher January 1960 – December 1961 (only 8 issues) & 10 MINIATURE BOOK COLLECTOR & 11 20th CENTURY RENAISSANCE Miniature book trailblazers: Black Cat Press, Norman Forgue Hillside Press, Frank & Eleanor Irwin Dawson’s Book Shop, Glenn & May Helen Dawson Press of Ward Schori, Ward Schori REM Miniatures, Robert E. Massmann Press of the Indiana Kid, James Lamar Weygand & 12 BOOKS, BOOKS, & MORE BOOKS Black Cat Press REM Contemporary 21st centurypublishers: Plum Park Press Bo Press Miniature Books & 13 1983 TIPP CITY, OHIO Miriam Irwin had an idea: Gather the miniature book publishers for a picnic The idea expanded to include collectors as well The international Miniature Book Society is formed Authors, publishers, or book artists: The jobs and formats sometimes blend New formats emerged & 14 MBS TODAY International membership Traveling exhibits, U.S. & Europe Newletter & website Collection curator, Lilly Library Book Competition & Student Grants Annual Conclave and Book Fair & 15 FUTURE MBS INITIATIVES Expanded outreach programs: ‘Young Bibliophile’ Writing Competition ‘Shoebox-toolkits’ kickstarts for schools & teachers ‘Pro-active’ website features Miniature book publishing Miniature book db; (long term project) & 16 MINIATURE BOOK COLLECTING Select the genre that appeals to you; Publisher or book title Fiction / non-fiction Country or language Subject, book style, or printing process Time period Most importantly, collect what you like! & 17 WRITING A MINIATURE BOOK Write a book, I have a great story…. Make a book, I can do this…. Publish a book, Online sales…. Looks easy but…… & 18 CREATING A MINIATURE BOOK Self, family, gift, general audience? Length of text, number of pages? Include pictures and illustrations? The list goes on and on, but go for it! & 19 BOOK CONTENTS a bibliography a biography with a ‘tipped-in’ stamp printed book cloth & 20 MAKING A MINIATURE BOOK Match format to the story Select materials that enhance the work Digital or letterpress Font selection & text colors Cover designs & materials endpapers Kitchen table or studio? & 21 TYPICAL CASE BOOK PARTS xxxxxxxxxx & 22 A FINISHED BOOK xxxxxxxxxx Plum Park Press & 23 FRONT COVER EXAMPLES The Black Cat, H. Sobata formed leather Treasure Island, A. J. St. Onge Plum Park Press traditional paper d.j. printed book cloth & 24 BOOK STRUCTURES Scrolls by; REM Robert E Massmann & 25 SHAPE BOOKS xxxxxxxxxx & 26 ARTISTS BOOKS traditional bound pop-up (L) Triangular bibliography (R matchbox book, Bo Press Miniature Books Greenchair Press & 27 PUBLISHING A MINIATURE BOOK How many can I sell? Self vs. booksellers? Advertising? What is the selling price? Shipping and returns? & 28 STARTING POINT xxxxxxxxxx & 29 FINISHED MINIATURES & 30 MINIATURE BOOK PERIODICALS Miniature Book Society Newsletter: Distributed as part of the MBS Newsletter Published 6 times a year to members The Microbibliophile: Jim Brogan, Editor, published since 1977 Published 6 times a year via subscriptions & 31 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WWW.MBS.ORG (information & many additional links) ‘20th Century US Miniature Books’, by R.C. Bradbury ‘Newsletters of the LXIVMOS’, by R. E. Massmann ‘The History of Miniature Books’, by Doris Welsh ‘Miniature Books’, by Louis Bondy ‘ABC for Book Collectors’, by John Carter ‘Bibliography of Miniature Books’, by Kathryn Rickard ‘Miniature Books, 4000 Years’, by J. Edison & A. Bromer & 32 CONTACT INFORMATION Jim Brogan Editor, The Microbibliophile PO Box 5453 North Branch, NJ 08876 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Telephone: 908.803.5647 & 33.
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