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.
Hilleary and Petko Press
Monterey, CA
1975
Garner, William R. The Eggshell Season. Monterey, CA: Hilleary and
Petko, 1976. 7 pp. 3" x 2 3/16".
Colophon: Hand-set in Bookman types and printed in a limited edition
of 100 copies by Roger R. Hilleary.
Bound in yellow boards. B20th 1/1159.
Colton, Walter. Sweet Revenge, An Extract from the 1847 Journal of Walter Colton. Monterey, CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1977. 7 pp. 2" x 1
½".
Colophon: Seventy-five copies were handset, printed and bound by
Roger Hilleary.
Leatherette. B20th 2/ 731.
Weber, Francis J. Sir Harry of Carmel: A Tribute to Harry Downie.
Monterey, CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1978. 13 pp. 2 7/8" x 2 1/8".
Colophon: One hundred and twenty-five copies of this miniature book
were made. It was hand-set in Bookman types, printed on a Chandler
and Price pilot press and bound by Roger Hilleary.
Msgr. Francis J. Weber is Archivist of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
and the author of numerous books and articles about Californian
ecclesiastical history.
Two engravings by Anthony F Kroll. Blue Cloth. B20th 4/3164.
Cabrini, St. Frances X. A Visit to Santa Catalina. Monterey, CA:
Hilleary and Petko, 1979. 14 pp. 2" x 1 5/8".
Colophon: One hundred and twenty copies of this miniature book were
printed and bound by Roger Hilleary.
Edited by Msgr. Francis J. Weber. Frontispiece drawing by Elizabeth
Hilleary. 14 pages. Red Leatherette. The first canonized U.S. citizen
gives a brief description of a visit to Catalina Island. In an
envelope. B20th 5/567.
Petko, Edward. Fine Printing in the 80's. Los Angeles: Hilleary
and Petko [i.e., Columbian 415 Chappel, a group mentored by
Richard J. Hoffman], 1980. 33 pp., 2 13/16" x 2 ¼".
Colophon: 100 copies have been printed on Urabec-Hoffman all-rag
handmade paper. Designed and printed by: Jack M. Conway, Micheal
Druyen, Richard Hoffman, Ruth Hoffman, David Moise, Tom Parker,
Edward Petko, Gary Mary Remson, John Urabec, Clyde Stoneman, Gregory
Zarcoff, Ethan Lipton.
Marbled boards. A rare book on publication. B20th 2/2317 under
Hoffman, Richard J.
Hilleary, Roger. A Grand Place, John Steinbeck's Homes in Pacific Grove and Monterey. Monterey, CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1979. 23 pp. 3"
x 2 3/8".
Colophon: H. Two hundred and fifty copies of this miniature book were
printed on a Columbian hand press by Roger Hilleary, 20 Caminito del
Sur, Monterey, California. The text was set by hand in Eric Gill's
Joanna italic. display types are Joanna roman and Perpetua.
Three drawings by Eric Sawyer. Steinbeck stamp as a frontispiece. 23
pages plus colophon, decorative boards. B20th 6/1444.
Hilleary, Roger. (editor). Diamond Cut Diamond: Eyewitness
Accounts of the Taking of the Serapis by John Paul Jones. Monterey,
CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1981. 31 pp. 2 ½" x 2 1/8".
Colophon: Two hundred and fifty copies of this miniature were printed
on Linweave Taro-text paper by Roger Hilleary at 20 El Caminito del
Sur, Monterey, California. It was handset in Bookman types and
printed on a 1900 Chandler and Price Pilot press. This is copy No.
74.
Boards. With John Paul Jones stamp as frontispiece. B20th 7/1443.
Hilleary, Elizabeth and Roger. The Cat Who Loved Christmas.
Monterey, CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1981. 8 pp. 2 1/2" x 2".
Colophon: One hundred and eighty copies of this miniature were
printed by Roger Hilleary on a 1900 Chandler and Price Pilot Press.
Joanna types by Eric Gill were set by hand.
Illustrated, title and colophon in three colors, heavy red wrappers.
In an envelope. B20th 8/1442.
Weber, Francis J. Maynard Geiger, Archivist-Historian. Monterey,
CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1982. 19 pp. 2 9/16" x 2 3/8".
Colophon: Two hundred copies of this miniature book were printed on
Fabriano Ingres paper by Roger Hilleary. Joanna italic and Bembo
roman types were handset and printed on a Pilot press. Msgr. Francis
J. Weber is Archivist of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. David
Salinas is a professor of engineering as well as a graphics artist.
Signed Hilleary and Weber.
Brown fabricoid with gilt titles. B20th 9/3135.
Hilleary, Roger R. The House on the Plaza, The Story of the Cooper-Molera Adobes. Monterey, CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1984. 24 pp.
2 5/16" x 2 1/16".
Colophon: One hundred and seventy-five copies were printed by Roger
Hilleary on a Chandler and Price pilot press. Hand-set Bookman types
and Simpson stipple book paper were used. Ink drawings for the
electro-zinc engravings are by David Salinas.
Leatherette and decorative boards, navy with orange flowers. 25 pages
and 3 illustrations. B20th 10/1445.
Weber, Francis J. Serra Landing Monument. Monterey, CA: Hilleary
And Petko, 1985. 10 pp. 1 ½" x 1 ½".
Colophon: Two hundred copies were printed on an 1860's Columbian
press by Roger Hilleary, Times New Roman types and Simpson Sundance
text paper were used. Msgr. Weber is Executive Secretary of the Serra
Bicentennial Commission, the official logo of which was engraved and
printed by Anthony F. Kroll. It was designed by Ernest Marquer.
Etching by George .G. Sutherland. Bound in paper over boards with a
cloth spine. B20th 11/3161.
Colton, Walter. Walter Colton's Christmas Poem in 1846. Monterey,
CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1985. 9 pp. 2 3/8" x 2".
Colophon: One hundred and fifty copies of this Christmas keepsake
were printed on Exact Matte Vellum Opaque paper by Roger Hilleary.
Times New Roman type, designed by Stanley Morison in 1931, and a
Chandler and Price Pilot press were used. Merry Christmas to all!
With two drawings of Michael De Weese. Printed in three colors. bound
in stiff blue paper and sewn with a gold thread. In an envelope.
B20th 12/732.
Hilleary, Roger. (compiler). One Dozen Jugs, Twelve Acute Observations on the Ways of Printers. Monterey, CA: Hilleary and
Petko, 1986. 17 pp. 2 5/16" x 2 3/16".
Colophon: One hundred copies were printed on Linweave text paper by
Roger Hilleary at his home in Monterey, California. Monotype Bembo
types were handset and printed on a Chandler and Price pilot press.
The miniature monograph was bound by the printed using red buckram
cloth and papers advertising printing equipment and supplies.
Red cloth. News-print cover. B20th 13/1446.
Hilleary, Roger. Tao House, Eugene O'Neill's Ideal Home. Monterey,
CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1988. 25 pp. 2 3/8" x 2 1/8".
Colophon: 100 copies of this miniature book were printed on Neenah
Classical linen text paper by Roger Hilleary, Hand-set Monotype Bembo
characters and a Chandler & Price pilot press were used. Etchings
were printed by the artist, George G. Sutherland of Danville,
California. B20th 14/1447.
Weber, Francis J. John Carroll and the Vernacular Liturgy.
Monterey, CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1991. 15 pp. 2 3/16" x 2 3/16".
Colophon: Mostly Perpetua types were used in composing this miniature
book, of which one hundred and thirty-five copies were printed on
Neenah Classic paper. Roger Hilleary used a Chandler and Price pilot
press form the 1900's. The drawing of the cathedral was done by
Elizabeth Hilleary. This is copy number 35. A 1989 Vatican Postage
stamp is frontispiece. bound in gold paper over boards with leather
spine bearing title and author. B20th 15/3123.
Gartshore, Bonnie. Jo Mora, Carmel's Cowyboy Artist. Monterey, CA:
Old Monterey Book Co., 1998. 25 pp. 2 1/2" x 2 1/8".
Colophon: One hundred and twelve copies were printed on a pilot press
by Dave Salinas & Roger Hilleary, the designer. Ingres Antique
paper and Bookman types were used. Binding was by the printers. This
is copy number 56. Signed by the author. B20th 18.
