The Charlotte M. Smith Collection of Miniature Books
Return to: 20th Century U. S. Imprints in the Smith Collection
The portion of this website in front of you brings together in preliminary fashion a variety of lists and descriptions for United States Miniature Books published during the Twentieth Century. The books have then been organized by press or publisher as described in Robert C. Bradbury's Twentieth Century United States Miniature Books (No. Clarendon, Vermont: The Microbibliophile, 2000). This page describes titles held by the University of Iowa Libraries for the press or publisher described below. The descriptions generally follow Bradbury's format: Author. Title. Imprint (if it varies from the heading), date. Size in inches. Number of pages. Brief physical description. Illustrations note. Copy # of [##] copies.
Beaverdam Press
Salem, OR
1981-1987
Walsdorf, John J. Printers on Morris. Beaverton, OR: Beaverdam
Press, 1981. 3" x 2-1/4". 38pp.
Colophon: A total of 326 copies have been printed directly from type.
300 copies on Strathmore Text and 26 special copies on Hosho. The
text is set in 8 point Garamond. The binding by Gretchen
Esping-Swanson at the Mute Swan bindery. The frontispiece engraved on
wood by Barry Moser. The "Brother Rabbit" binding paper was engraved
by Sara Chamberlain. The 26 special copies are bound in full leather
with extra print of Morris, signed by the editor, artists and
printer. This is copy S.
Edited by John J. Walsdorf. Forward by Sir Bisil Blackwell. Designed
by Earle Heuness and printed on a 1912 Pearl Press. Printed on
handmade paper and bound in full black leather. Red patterned
endpapers. B20th 1/3051.
Field, Eugene. Dibdin's Ghost. Beaverton, OR: Beaverdam Press,
1986. 2-1/8" x 2-13/16". 24pp.
Colophon: 135 copies have been printed on an Albion Press. The type
is Original Old Caslon & the paper is handmade Bodleian printed
damp. The frontis was engraved on wood by Rudolf Milpacher. The
binding was completed at the press. This is copy #11.
Bound in blue cloth over boards with the title on spine and a figure
on the front cover both printed in black. B20th 2/1073.
Griggs, Bob. Elrae, The Littlest Printer. The Beaverdam Press,
1987. 3" x 2-3/16".
Colophon: This is the third miniature book from the press, and has
been printed directly from type on dampened handmade Hayle paper. The
printing was done on an 1842 bench Model Albion press. The edition is
limited to 225 copies. This is copy number 19, signed by Earle
Heuness.
Written and illustrated by Bob Griggs. Binding and slipcase completed
by printer and his wife, Joan. Bound in greenish beige paper over
boards with the title printed in black on the spine. Housed inside
matching slipcase. B20th 3/1248.
