The Charlotte M. Smith Collection of Miniature Books
Return to: Miniature books in the Smith Collection published in countries other than the United States
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.
Japanese Imprints
Carved wooden woman on a silk cord. Possibly a book mark?
The Han-nya Singyo. Tokyo, Japan: 1980.
#62 of 100 copies.
Tanizaki, Junichiro. Haha-o-kouru-ki. Tokyo, Japan: Bijou Book,
n.d.
#109 of 240 copies.
Holy Bible, King James Version. Japan: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.,
1965. 29 pp. 1 3/8" x 1 3/8".
Red paper binding, mint.
Izu-dancer. Tokyo, Japan: Bijou Book, Hoshino, Kawabata, Yasunari, 1981.
The Kanashiki-gangu. Tokyo, Japan: Bijou Book, Hoshino, Ishikawa,
Takuboku, 1982.
#14 of 170 copies.
Andersen, Hans Christian. The Red Shoes. Tokyo, Japan: Bijou Book,
Hoshino, 1982.
Edition of 40 special copies and 150 regular copies.
-Shiklbu, Marasaki. A Tale of Genji. Tokyo, Japan: Addo-Rie Studio,
1979. 32 pp., 2 ½" x 1 3/4".
Colophon: #62 of 100 copies. 15 full page colored plates with
colophon bound in accordion style. Printed and bound all done by nad
at Addo-rie Studio, Tokyo. Cover paper: Torinoko paper dying in India
marbling ink and decorated with some pieces of genuine gold and
silver leaves. Title paper: Kohzei paper dyeing in pink. End paper:
Torinoko dyeing with powder of mica. Text: Printed on Torinoko dyeing
with powder of clam with colotype and colored with silk screen
printing process. Folding case: Stiff boards covered with a sort of
pure silk named Ohahima Taumugi, Tenpyo style dyeing with woodcut and
wax. With a genuine ivory peg to close. First miniature book of
Lilliput Miniature Book Oval Saloon. Writeen by Murasaki Shikibu-one
of Japan's earliest and famous female writers who lived in the 10th
century.
Whitman, Walt. Anthology. Hoshino, Tokyo: Bijou Book, 1979.
Toppan Micro Trio. Tokyo, Japan: Toppan Printing Company,
1979-80.
Edition of 100 sets. Set includes: Birth Stone, Language of Flowers,
and The Zodiacal Signs and Their Symbols.
Onna-hen. 4 vol. Takamatsu City, Japan: Mokuranjiki, 1984.
#10 of 288 signed by the artist, Katsuyasu Akiyama.
Onna-hen. 4 vol. Takamatsu City, Japan: Mokuranjiki, 1985.
#8 of 288 signed by the artist, Katsuyasu Akiyama.
Flower Language. Japan: Sanrio Company, Ltd., 1976.
Uneda, Haruo. The Amuse for Collection. Japan: Bijou Book,
1983.
Edition of 150 regular copies and 40 deluxe copies.
Coin, Old Coins of the World. Japan: 1977.
Edition of 150 copies in Japan and 150 copies overseas, of which this
is #177.
Hoshino, Asao. Ants. Tokyo, Japan: 1980.
Edition of 200 copies.
Ichiaku No Suna. Tokyo, Japan: 1980.
Edition of 200 copies, this is #28 of 44 copies in the special
edition.
Tiny Egg with Five Minute Ivory Dice Hiramaki-e. (Japanese, early-twentieth century).
Dorin Calendar, 1908. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa.
-Edison, Julian I. Mamehon. Tokyo, Japan: Bijou Book, Hoshino, 1979.
#98 of 150 copies.
Replica of Oriental Scroll. In red laquer case.
Not found as of November 7, 2006:
Mamehon Monji. Hikone, Japan: 1968.
Seven Silly Dwarfs. Japan: Sanrio Company, Ltd., 1979.
Calendar, 1909. (carnation shape)
Buddhist Prayer Book. Kyoto, c.1920.
Book of Bamboo. Masuda, c.1968.
Two Books of Bible Verses, one in Japanese.
Oh Sadaharu. Tokyo, Japan: Periodica Japanica, 1978.
Edition of 1000 regular copies and 150 deluxe copies.
Sensai waka-shu. The Sensai Poetry Anthology. Kyoto, c.1717.
Shui waka-shy. The Shui Poetry Anthology. 1799.
The Lord's Prayer. Tokyo, Japan: Toppan Printing Company, 1981.
Edition of 200 regular copies for sale and a deluxe edition of 50 copies.
The New Testament. Tokyo, Japan: Periodica Japonica, Inc., 1982. 409 pp., 34mm x 27mm.
Colophon: Black leather gilt-tooled. In a gold metal case. With a magnifying lens. Both contained in a case covered with red velvet. Printed and bound by Toppan Printing Co, Tokyo. Edition of 1000 copies.
