Monday, July 15, 2019

2019 EXHIBITION OF MY MINIATURE BOOK COLLECTION

My sweet local library is displaying samples from my miniature book collection. It is up from July 15-August 30, 2019. Here are some photos I took after installing it:




Artist's Books by Matt Manalo, Ivy Alvarez, Ulysses Duterte, Marton Koppány and Ed Baker 

Single-sheet books by Marthe Reed, Eileen Tabios, Jukka-Pekka Kervinen, Mandy Laughtland, Jim McCrary, Sheila E. Murphy, Gilad Elbom, Aldon Nielsen, and Minal Hajratwala

 Some Poems-For-All produced by Robert Hansen. Spotted authors include Zoe Venditozzi, Jack Crimmins, Eileen R. Tabios, Alex Gildzen, Mick Guffan, Steve Richmond, klipschutz, Clare Archibald, jonathan hayes, and richard lopez.

Some Poets' Limited (if not One-off) Editions. Authors include Sarah Sarai, Sean Labrador y Manzano, Tom Beckett, William Allegrezza, Susan Yount, and Aileen Ibardaloza.  

William Shakespeare


Artist's Books by Alice Brody, book jewelry, and a reproduction of one of the books 
in Queen Mary's Dollhouse. 











Bo Press Miniatures, matchbook poetry journals from Firecracker Press, and Dusie books (including by Elizabeth Treadwell and Eileen Tabios)






In the glass case, lower shelf, are the books from a Meritage Press series that utilized Nepalese-made tiny books, featuring Juliana Spahr, Tom Beckett, Jill Jones, Jukka-Pekka Kervinen​, and Eileen R. Tabios--more information is HERE. Also featured on top shelf of glass case is a hand-made book by John and Kathy Bloomberg-Rissman. I'm so honored these major poets worked with me on tiny books!

 The Complete Collection of Miniature Classics by Del Prado (Spain).

 Mark Twain

Beatrix Potter

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Sunday, July 14, 2019

HARRY POTTER'S WORLD

HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowlings, obviously is a huge parallel universe. Some of its products include Tiny Books, like the following:

The Art of Harry Potter: Mini Book of Magical Places by Marc Sumerak (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2019). Size: 3" x 3/75"



The Art of Harry Potter: Mini Book of Graphic Design by Marc Sumerak and Rick Barba (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2018). Size: 3" x 3/75"





The Art of Harry Potter: Mini Book of Creatures by Marc Sumerak and Rick Barba (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2019). Size: 3" x 3/75"




A Fantastic Beasts souvenir set that includes a book (Running Press):



Dobby from "Harry Potter" which includes a book (Running Press):



GRYFFINDOR (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2019). Size: 1.5" x 2"

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Christmas Wreath and Wand Set—Christmas in the Wizarding World by Donald Lemke (Running Press, 2019). Size: 2.5” x 3”




Harry Potter: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2020). Size: 1.5” x 2”



Slytherin (Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA, 2019). Size: 1.5" x 2"





Monday, July 1, 2019

MARK TWAIN


The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain (Running Press, Philadelphia, 1990). Size: 2.75” x 3.25”


A Fashion Item by Mark Twain (Rebecca Press, University Park, 2002). Size: 3" x 2.25"


Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2 volumes)





Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, translated into Spanish by Pedro Alberto Briceno Polo




Mark Twain Loved Cats (The Press of Ward Schori Press, 1981) Size: 2-1/8 x 2-5/8


Mark Twain on Horseback by Caroline Thomas Harnsberger [35 pp. letterpress; 12 illustrations by Herschel Logan & Richard Heath; author is a well-known authority on Twain; this essay concerns his wary relationship with horses; signed by author & publisher; Copy 21 ] (Press of Ward Schori, 1978). Size: 2-1/8” x 2.75”




GAME OF THRONES



HOUSE STARK (Running Press/Hachette, New York, 2015). Size: 2.5" x 3"
Boxed with statue of Stark Direwolf





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THE NIGHT'S WATCH (Running Press/Hachette, New York, 2015). Size: 2.5" x 3"
Boxed with sword




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THE HOUND'S HELMET (Running Press/Hachette, New York, 2015). Size: 2.5" x 3"
Boxed with a map foldable to within miniature book standards




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THREE-EYED RAVEN  (Running Press/Hachette, New York, 2015). Size: 2.5" x 3"
Boxed with 3.5" Raven statue


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Oathkeeper Collectible Sword (no book but with a banner...okay, I mistakenly thought it included a book and so ordered it ...)