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.
Figment Press
Mill Valley, CA
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Weiss, Dianne. The Sun: Full Circle, South. (one of 4 vols. issued
in a set by Splendid Press). Mill Valley, CA: Figment press, 1981. 16
pp. 2" x 2".
Letterpress, printed paper boards. This book was produced by hand at
the Figment Press by Dianne Weiss in collaboration with the
Sunflower, Poole and Feathered Serpent Presses. The type is handset
Bulmer printed on English mould-made paper from T.H. Saunders. Each
book is handbound. Of 120 copies, this is no. 7. B20th 1.
Weiss, Dianne. The Whimisical French Alphabet from 19th Century.
Mill Valley, CA: Figment Press, 1983. 34 pp. 2 ½" x 2 3/8".
Colophon: This book was etched and handcolored by Dianne Weiss in an
edition of fifty numbered copies. Number 16. Signed Weiss.
Etched with aquatint, printed intaglio and hand colored. originally
lithographed in the 19th Century. Red paper bound with a 4 colored
label. B20th 2.
Weiss, Daniel. The Little Bear Who.... Mill Valley, CA: Figment
Press, (1985). 14 pp. 2 5/8" x 2 1/4".
Colophon: Letterpress, printed paper boards. Hand-colored
illustrations. Postage stamp. This bookwas designed, handset and
printed by Dianne Weiss at the Figment Press, Mill Valley,
California. From an edition of 150 this is copy No. 111.
A hand-made miniature written by Daniel and illustrated by Dianne,
with a fold-out center. B20th 3.
La Rue, Louise. The Cardboard Court. Mill Valley, CA: Figment
Press, 1987. 42 pp. 3 1/16" x 2 3/8".
Letterpress, cloth boards, printed label, slipcase printed paper
boards forming a playing card box. Hand-colored illustrations.
Edition of 65 copies, signed by designer, printer and binder. B20th
4.
Weiss, Dianne. Carrousel. Mill Valley, CA: Figment Press, 1988. 2
3/8" x 2 5/8". 8 panels of hand-colored carrousel animals, reflecting
background.
Cloth boards, binding folds back to make a circular carrousel.
Hand-colored illustrations. #3 of 100 copies. B20th 5.
Weiss, Dianne. Gardens of Pompeii. Mill Valley, CA: Figment Press,
1988. 39 pp. 2 3/4" x 2 7/8".
Colophon: This book has been printed and bound at the Figment Press.
Of 50 copies, this is no. 6, signed by Dianne Weiss.
Bound in light green cloth over boards with a white title label
affixed to the front cover. Pink floral patterned endpapers.
Illustrations printed in color and many are hand colored. Two cutouts
give the effect of a peep show. B20th 6.
