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The Charlotte M. Smith
Collection of Miniature Books

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA 52242-1420
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Described on this page are copies of miniature books in the Smith Collection published by a press in a country other than the United States.

Roger Huet
Editions du Parnasse
Viracocha Editions

Montreal
1980
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Huet, Roger. Poetica Paris. Paris: Viracocha Editions, 1980. 3/8" x 5/16".

Colophon: #436 of 2000 copies. In five languages, with illustrations. In a gold box lined with purple satin. The tiny book is displayed in a groove towards the top of the inside of thebox with "Poetica" printed in gold beneath it. A small magnifying glass is in a groove towards the bottom of the inside of the box with "Paris" printed in gold beneath it. In the lid of the box is a printed certificate on lavender paper pertaining to the book with its limitation number and Huet's signature. Signed by author.

Huet, Roger. The Birth of the Nation. Editions du Parnasse, Montreal: nd. 57 pp., 1 3/16" x 15/16".
Colophon: Limited edition. Design by C. Grenon. Pritned by Polygraph. Montreal Canada. Edited by Errol MacDonald and Bill Mclean. Roger Huet, publisher. 95/350.
Gold stamping on green. Title on cover and spine. Signed Huet.

Huet, Roger. Histoire du Quebec. Montreal: Viracocha Editions, 1983. 58 pp., 1 3/16" x 1". COLOPHON: 58 pages with illustrations. Paper back in wrappers. In French. Signed by Huet.

Huet, Roger. The History of Canada. Paris, Montreal, New York: Viracocha Publishing Company, n.d. 60 pp. 1 3/16" x 1".
Signed by Huet. With colored coat of arms on frontispiece. Stiff red wraps with dust jacket.

King, Bertha Dishaw. What was Christmas Like in the Olden Days?. Montreal: Editions du Parnasse, 1985. 31 pp., 1 1/8" x 7/8".
Colophon: #2 of 250. Bound in red leather with silver title on front and design in silver on spine. Signed King.

Gilbert, Shirley. Who Came to Live at Grandma's House?. Montreal: Editions du Parnasse, nd. 31 pp., 1 1/8" x 7/8".
Colophon: Signed by Gilbert. 31 pages with illustrations by John Kahn printed by polygraph. Gold stamping on cover by F. Ouvard. Bound in synthetic with glassine wrapper.

Rickard, Kathryn. A Lady and Her Books: The biography of Doris Varner Welsh. Montreal, Canada: Editions du Parnasse, 1988. 2 1/8" x 2 7/8". 84pp. Signed by author and Doris Varner Welsh.

Rickard, Kathryn. The Dolls That Were Never Mine. Montreal, Canada: Editions du Parnasse, 1984. 2" x 2 5/8". 47pp. Limited edition of 500 copies. Blue paper-covered boards with gilt title and decorations. Signed by author.

The Miniature Collection of Shakespeare's World. 12 miniature volumes bound in leather with gilt decoration in a wooden jewelry box. Includes:

  Huet, Vanessa. The Life of William Shakespeare. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Huet, Vanessa. Elizabethan Playwrights. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Huet, Vanessa. Quotations from Shakespeare. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Huet, Vanessa. The Elizabethan Theatre Companies. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Huet, Vanessa. Collected Insults of Shakespeare. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 1999.

  Huet, Vanessa. Actors in Sixteenth Century England. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Huet, Vanessa. Who Wrote Shakespeare's Plays?. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Huet, Vanessa. Theatres in Shakespeare's Time. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Nashe, Thomas. A Poet's Complaint 1592. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Hentzner, Paul. Atmosphere Theatre in 1658. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 28 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.

  Willis, R. A Play in the Countryside in 1639. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 31 pp., 1" x ¾"/ Number 63 of 199.

  Lupton, Donald. Speech on Theatre1632. Montreal, Canada: Roger Huet, 2000. 30 pp., 31 pp., 1" x ¾". Number 63 of 199.  

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